'the long tail of colonialism'
Foxy,
You, I & everyone living on this Planet are part of that, yes even the Aborigines ! How far back do you want go for this idiotic argument. Colonialism has brought more benefits to the Aborigines than the opposite. The fact that those who benefit or find gratification in denying it is yet another chapter in the annals of industry history !
I rember on quite a number of occasions when the colonisers were accused of "bringing alcohol" to the Aborigines which was so bad for them. Then, when alcohol restrictions were imposed upon indigenous communities "Discrimination" became the catch-cry ! Why, even now, so many decades on we still get our ears blasted by claims of "not enough" support in a myriad of other services. Services that are free to the indigenous but have to be paid for by the efforts of every non-indigenous Taxpayer !
It really is time that both, the indigenous & the ignorant do-gooders pulled out their fingers & readjust their mirrors to get a better look at the this so-called "problem" !

The racist will make claims like; "Colonialism has brought more benefits to the Aborigines than the opposite". On balance that is very difficult to accept, given todays disparity between white and black in this country, but the racist minimises the negative impacts of colonialism whilst justifying the whole sorry episode of European genocide and dispossession with so called white man "benefits".

There are many partial & total Indigenous who wallow in more wealth than most non-indigenous could only ever dream of.
These are the ones who are never on display when raising the subject of disparity by the real racists !

Isn't this terrible, even if this was true, this is another sign of the racist, some unnamed "darkie" has more wealth than some unnamed "white fella", now isn't that disgusting, that a black fella should accumulate wealth, in one of the wealthiest countries on Earth. Indy, you receive more in taxpayer handouts through aged welfare than the average Aboriginal.

The typical racist is not your torch carrying, sheet wearing type, KKK member, no they are the minority. The majority of racists are like this bloke Indy, people who demonstrate their subliminal hate for indigenous people with their disparaging comment. Most don't see themselves as racist, just the opposite, but just like the bloke in the white sheet, they are just as much the racist!

Paul1405,
Whatever would you or rather, could you do if it weren't for indoctrinated racism from your side of the fence ? Yes, there are non-Aboriginal racists but they're not as hypocritical as those on your side. No wonder so many real indigenous rejected you lot last year !

Indy,

Control syndrome as you refer to the "real indigenous", in your perceived dominance, its YOU who determine who is acceptable and who is not. The vast majority of racist are not haters, but more or less benign. As a native born Australian should I have the right to exclude people like you as unacceptable, no me thinks not.