Dear Banjo Paterson,

You do realise that Australia was one of only four nations which voted against UNDRIP don't you. We are still showing real reluctance to act on its values and have been called out as having taken a lukewarm stance.

"It is woefully inadequate that, despite having enjoyed over two decades of economic growth, Australia has not been able to improve the social disadvantage of its Indigenous population. The existing measures are clearly insufficient as evidenced by the lack of progress in achieving the ‘Close the Gap’ targets."
Special Rapporteur

http://antar.org.au/issues/undrip/australia/#:~:text=Australia%20was%20one%20of%20the,carefully%20announcing%20the%20nation's%20commitment

"While Australia can now state that their official position on the UNDRIP is one of support, some critics point that their status as a signatory has not resulted in any change to their official government policies or actions. Critics frequently point to the recent and ongoing government “intervention” in Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory as an illustration of paternalistic policies towards Indigenous peoples. The intervention, known as the Northern Territory National Emergency Response, was created without Aboriginal consultation and required the lifting of the Australian Racial Discrimination Act in order to introduce policies that were previously outlawed, and has sparked much debate."

http://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/un_declaration_on_the_rights_of_indigenous_peoples/

A No vote will again illustrate that reluctance.

Dear Indyviual,

Your bush telegraph tells you: "Tennant Creek & Katherine didn't quite gel with me so I contacted a friend at a base nearby & the word is that you can't walk the streets in Katherine anymore after dark !"

That may well be so but that wasn't the point I was making now was it. The NT crime statistics are utterly abysmal but I was talking about the differences between the two towns wasn't I.

The current crime statistics show rates of house break-ins were 160% higher in Tennant Creek compared to Katherine. The commercial break-ins were 32% higher as was motor vehicle theft. Property damage was 136% higher.

Tell your mate to get out more.

http://pfes.nt.gov.au/police/community-safety/nt-crime-statistics

A No vote will again illustrate that reluctance.
SteeleRedux,
A No vote will reverberate around the Globe that two wrongs will never make a Right & the World will learn & benefit from that, most of all the indigenous !
The indigenous (the real ones) will come to see that it isn't their kin who do a lot of providing & improving their lives but they they do a lot of accusing & stay away from helping as far as they can !

Tell your mate to get out more.
Steeleredux,
No need but you need to get your information from more recent reports & from people who don't rely on cooperating with misinformation to keep their salaries !

Dear Indyvidual,

What on earth are you talking about?

Again for the dull witted. I was comparing Tennant Creek figures with those of Katherine.

You said: "No need but you need to get your information from more recent reports & from people who don't rely on cooperating with misinformation to keep their salaries !"

Those figures were from the time period 01/07/2022 - 30/06/2023. How much more up to date do you want?

But I fail to see the point you are making. Are you asserting that the coppers in Katherine are deflating their figures, and those in Tennant Creek are inflating theirs, just to back up the point SteeleRedux is making on the Online Opinion forum?

Struth mate, get real for once.

Fester,

Regarding the Lidia Thorpe incident that you
claim the ABC did not report?

Here's a response from an ABC spokesperson:

"It was briefly mentioned in the "Afternoon
Briefing" program and the ABC covered the story
after it escalated with the PMs comment."

"Suggestions the ABC was "censoring" the news
or running "protection racket" for the Senator don't
correspond to reality."

"The ABC always comprehensively covered issues involving
Senator Thorpe. This includes the ABC revealing Senator
Thorpe's undisclosed relationship with ex Rebel president
Dean Martin while she was on a law enforcement committee
as a Greens Senator."

"The ABC's investigation lead to a parliamentary inquiry
and to Senator Thorpe resigning as Greens Deputy Leader in
the Senate."

You're wlecome.