For me this discussion is now coming to an end.
I think that we all realize that we can do better.
We've passed the Race Discrimination Act. We've
formally got rid of the White Australia Policy.
Words like "Wog," "Dago," "Chink", and others
have become out-moded. And we now will be given
a chance to improve the lives of our Indigenous
People come the referendum at the end of the year.

So YES we have the capacity for improvement in our
nation.

I'll end on this note:

"Third World" refugee here.

I have a PhD in English and I've won the Pulitzer Prize
for Literature.

What have you done?

Out of nowhere, Foxy became an author of children's books. Now, she has a PhD in English, and has won a Pulitzer Prize for literature. What a load of rubbish! After all these years of poorly written posts looking like newspaper columns, she thinks people are going to believe such crap.

Complete and utter madness.

I'm not a "Third World" refugee.
And this quote was in no way about me.
I do not have a PhD. Nor have I won a Pulitzer
Prize.

The quote was ABOUT a "Third World" Refugee.
Not me.

It was simply meant as a polite reminder to us all to
stop making derogatory remarks about refugees and referring
to the places that they come from in derogatory ways - for
example - as - "shyte holes".

Again - why bring me into it?

Someone continues with their obsession about me.
Sick!

An apology would be appropriate.

It's good manners.

We need to give THEM the right to "earn" it.
Foxy,
I wholeheartedly agree & where does it say it isn't so ? Is it taking someone's 'Right" away if they chose not to perform the most basic of all functions i.e. put in an effort to then get rewarded for ?
I know many indigenous who have better incomes from jobs than I & many of my co workers could ever dream of, I've never heard any of them complain. Do you know how many very well off indigenous have worked for what they have achieved by making full use of the opportunities that were on offer to them ?
Those who didn't or don't are joined by a long line of non-indigenous of whom there are many who aren't compensating the Taxpayers by way of performing in their duties !
The term Bureaudroid should be familiar to you by now !
The racism we're perpetually discussing is more often than not not racism as it has zilch to do with race. Only Leftist opportunistic anti-social harmony mongers resort to that cheapest of the cheap arguments.

indyvidual,

You're asking the wrong person here.

Why not ask the Indigenous people what they want
to be able to help themselves? If they had a
Voice to Parliament they'd be able to tell us.

Also - it would help if you'd lose the name calling
and finger-pointing. It's wearing a bit thin. And
discourages any engagement at al..