i wonder if rainier has ever seen an aboriginal. he/she/it just can't refrain from the abhorrent practise of perpetuating blame in order to hide lack of responsibility. racism is a frequently deliberately overused misleading term to conceal the countless stuff-ups by the academic/bureaucratic likes of rainier who never ever manage to produce a single positive contribution for society. if you really want to see discrimination in all its glory then live & work in remote communities. I don't mean doing some irrelevant taxpayer funded $50,000.- three-week study but actually work & produce. I witness a lot of mindless behaviour & I can confidently state that most of it stems from interference by those outsiders who have "studied' without ever taking reality into consideration.

Belly ,
very tough events to deal with .I think posters want want offenders dealt with severely as the law allows ,but unless we insist Australian Governments tackle the underlying psychological and physical causes the social environmental perpetuating these "living conditions" will continue .

Country Gal ,
Tom Calma, the Aboriginal and Torres Straits Islander social Justice Commissioner and acting Race Discrimination Commissioner may be able to help with the information you seek .

Country Girl, perhaps the answer to your question "Aboriginal Welfare - can it work?" is simply "Aboriginal Welfare - can't work" at least, not in its present form.

It is nice to see that an aboriginal girl has won the award for Young Australian of the year. She sems to be much more than a "token black", so good on her. She is a hand's on person who is out there doing something, which is much better than sitting in some university writing theoretical papers on what might be done.

Count me out! I will not now or ever be amung those who blame disadvantage for crimes against Aboridginal women and children.
Those who do are in the way of fixing this dreadfull mess.
Also the burnt out stolen cars that litter the bush behind the dreadfull missions.
The raiding screaming children rushing in and out of country shops arms full of stolen goods mouths full of truely racist swear words.
Only this will I admit we whites must fix it! tought love, hard love , but fix it.
It can be done real jobs that MUST be held not sit down money, real accountability, real education.
If we focus on money handouts we let these people down and by our actions hold them back.
Great leaders exist in this comunity get rid of the fleas who profit from the pain, white and black.

Like many others, I am concerned about child abuse and domestic violence and if it is many times higher in Aboriginal communities than the average, then something must be done urgently. According to Tania Major the situation is getting worse.

With my limited knowledge, I think that the aboriginal people will have to come up to speed and accept white culture if they are to survive. This will mean losing more of their culture and I know that will be dificult as I am having trouble keeping up with technology myself and fight against this bloody global business.

I agree with Tania Major that education is the key and we must find ways to get the kids educated. I get upset with people like Rainier who accuses me of racism when constructive thoughts are put forward.

If I were in position to advocate change, I would look at the few successfull and functional communities and try to emulate them,

Perhaps this has already been tried.

Dear Ranier.....does it occur to you that most of those texts you cited for CG seem to be more about 'Aparthied' than anything else ?

I'd also call some of them 'racist' because it appears (emphasis, appears) that they pre assume that Aboriginals MUST be a separate people... and I strongly disagree with that.

ONE nation, ONE race, ONE culture.. emerging from a blend of all our ethno/cultural traditions.

NO ! to cultural and ethnic aparthied.
NO ! to racist separation of ethnic groups.
NO ! to the political manipulation of indigenous Aussies for power.

YES ! to assimilition, blending and absorption.
YES ! Yes to citizenship where all are equal.
YES ! to a united and harmonious Australia.
YES ! to the removal of cultural and racial barriers to a united Australia of tomorrow.