cont...The Gov has bent over backwards for all these interest groups for the last 60yrs, and always indigneous have to take back seat. When is enough enough.
About the surname currency? there has been some interesting PhDs on this very subject - do the research. Many posts here put their foot in their mouth all the time, but it is the Murrie way that we are tired of telling and retelling our histories. To us, many people have no idea what they r talking about and need to get educated or shut the hell up.

The paternalism of successive white australian governments is and has been a crime against the humanity of indigenous people.
Australia should have followed New Zealand's example years ago and reserved seats in all governments for indigenous representatives. Indigenous people could decide whether they want to be on the general roll, or the indigenous one. Only then could we guarantee to our sorely abused, mistreated cheated and too often vilified indigenous Australians some representation and, eventually, justice.

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When was Australia invaded?

I've looked in the history books but there doesn't seem to be any mention of it.

I did see that at one stage we feared invasion from the French and later the Russians but even the Japanese didn't manage to invade.

So when did this happen?

The initial invasion was with the First Fleet and has continued ever since .

Perhaps you are one of the white-armbanders that says we just "wandered in" accidently shooting , poisoning and driving off the original inhabitants whenever they showed resistance .

The NSW Country Women's Association had a vigorous Debate about the same a few years ago .

Naturally on a show of hands we were invited in.