Stephen,

From a short piece I wrote on whether the Queen should apologise for for the past deeds of the Crown, most respodnents thought inn a silly question or said, "no. Recalling the Crown is also responsinle for mercantilism, slavery and colonisation and exploitation in general.

Indigenous Australians seem to have received a much better hearing. Foxy, a supporter of ours, seemed happy to Rudd apolise but the Queen for centuries of cruelties including white convicts.

Hope all goes well for you and the progress of black and white Australians alike.

O.

p.s. During the slave era white slaves [Moors] were sent to Brazil: And mant of the captains of the slave trade were black African kings. So, all this a moral issue and nothing to with race, except for the red-necks.