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NT Invasion: Why Marion Scrymgour has spoken out

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read the speech of the lady with the mop and bucket, lets not cloud the issue it is about Howard's actions and the lack of action of my ALP in the NT.
NOT ONE MORE MINUTE THAT IS HOW LONG WE CAN WAIT to put an end to this problem.
Not one more time will I let such as this foolish lady fog the issue with stolen generation crap.
Has the white mans miss handling of Aboriginal welfare yet balanced with the damage some are doing to their own community?
Posted by Belly, Monday, 29 October 2007 4:20:53 PM
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CJ MORGAN refers to a woman in denial about a travesty of human indignity, debauchery and degradation as

I saw Ms Scrymgour on ABCTV news last night, and I was impressed with her obvious dignity, strength and resolve on behalf of NT Aborigines.

CJ..where is the criticism for this shambles of a government which has turned a blind eye to the child abuse going on under its nose for all the time of its incumbency ?

Nope...not a word.. just praise and 'impressed'...

If I ever wondered why you disagree so often with my thoughts, I am in no doubt now.. you brain is just.. well.. 'different'.

People point to tragic dehumanization of children...and you see an 'impressive stateswomen'.

The mind doth truly boggle.

You didn't even criticize the Labor government of NT for trying to turn this debacle into a political points scoring match.. ( ur welcome to criticize the Coalition for doing that also..I don't mind)

Nope.. "I'm IMMMMPRESSED" says CJ....

That rather says ....it all.
Posted by BOAZ_David, Monday, 29 October 2007 7:26:02 PM
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Boazy: "CJ..where is the criticism for this shambles of a government which has turned a blind eye to the child abuse going on under its nose for all the time of its incumbency ?"

Boazy, in case you're blind as well as dumb, I'm on record here as being quite vociferous about the shameful neglect and wilful indifference of the Howard government to Indigenous issues for the entirety of its 11-year incumbency.

Boazy: "You didn't even criticize the Labor government of NT for trying to turn this debacle into a political points scoring match.. ( ur welcome to criticize the Coalition for doing that also..I don't mind)"

Er, no - but I have been quite vocal about the utter cynicism of the Howard government's apparently slightly successful wedge tactic. This "intervention" is little more than a political showpiece unveiled three months out from an election - as a nakedly obvious and desperate ploy to try and save the bacon of what has arguably been the most antagonistic government to Indigenous people and their intersts for several decades.

Belly, I mean absolutely no disrespect to you, but I'm saddened when I see a good union man and Labor stalwart so easily led with respect to Indigenous issues. Frankly, I don't understand your antipathy to Aboriginal people, but I guess we'll have to agree to differ - unless of course you continue to literally denigrate them, in which case I'll just have to disagree with you openly :)
Posted by CJ Morgan, Monday, 29 October 2007 9:04:19 PM
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It is heartening to hear that people in the Maningrida community are opposed to what is happening and are taking Mal Brough to the High Court to defend their rights. His bulldozer approach to complex issues must be stopped. The whole idea that nothing was happening in communities to address the serious problems they face is ludicrous.

Yesterday I received some photos of Year 12 students from the Maningrida school doing work experience as part of their NT Certificate of Education. In 2006 eleven students completed their NTCE at their own community school. This kind of good news needs to be multiplied not trodden on.
Posted by top ender, Tuesday, 30 October 2007 3:48:26 PM
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These paedophiles are doing a better job of destroying the Aboriginal people than Mal Brough could ever manage.

If you really hate our indigenous people, leave them and their poor, broken children alone and just let the kiddie pornophiles finish the job. There goes the next generation, an emotionally crippled wreck. There goes the future.

Distressed Aboriginal leaders first came to Canberra petitioning the government for help not eleven but seventeen years ago. Whatever has been done so far has been completely ineffectual by both parties.

Comments in favour of this shameful status quo just make my blood boil.

At least somebody is trying to do something different. I hope with all my heart that they succeed. In my opinion comments on how successful the intervention may or may not have been are completely premature.

I do, however, agree that we the people must be vigilant and hold our politicians very accountable regarding any hidden agendas that could ultimately increase the suffering and degradation of the indigenous communities.
Posted by 61, Tuesday, 30 October 2007 5:11:37 PM
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J C Morgan you miss judge me, I hurt for these people every day.
I work for them every chance I get.
Mate truly you can never know the pain ,true overbearing pain I feel for them.
One night this week, not close to the first time my phone rang I traveled for 3 hours plus picked up a 38 year old man drove him that distance and one hour More.
To his daughters who will try to keep him from killing himself.
If they fail it will not be the first time.
Can you not see Marion got of subject?
Use her dislike for our dreadful prime minister to rehash the stolen generation, not the child rapes?
Not the wife bashing?
Can white man always be wrong?
My ALP Marion herself should hang their heads in shame.
Picture a small boy victim of rape, dirty and covered in scares, lice in his head and bald in places because of it.
Want to meet him? not in the NT but like most missions in this country near by.
We must not use the past to prevent doing something about the present.
I have not gone bad JC maybe my intention to make every Australian any color accountable is blinding me but I have no faith in yesterdays wrongs being the answer for todays shame.
Posted by Belly, Tuesday, 30 October 2007 6:16:07 PM
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