Labor have asked Abbott for substance,
579,
Who else are they supposed to ask , hardly their own ?

579,

Some have forgotten but most don't even know about the fraud that Mal Brough perpetrated on the indigenous community while Minister.

Refusing to make comments to the media or the NT government himself about allegations of aboriginal paedaophilia and child abuse he left it up to a "Lateline exclusive" where an ex-indigenous social worker "whistle-blower" gave examples of both.

It turned out that the whistle-blower was in fact a member of Brough's own staff.

Where was the public outrage then? Where is it now?

It should also be noted that the ABC did not immediately and publicly admit they were conned by Brough so where does that leave allegations of pro-Labor bias?

Here's a bit more "integrity".

http://www.judgments.fedcourt.gov.au/judgments/Judgments/fca/single/2012/2012fca1411

(I take it you don't consider Rares J to be a lefty cretin, Constance :)

wobbles,

'Organised' child pedophilia may not have been established in the investigation. But surely you are not denying the widespread practices of sexual molestation of both girls and boys that exists in indigenous communities and bloomed in the many years of self management from the Whitlam government on, where the curtain of secrecy prevented outside scrutiny until very recent times.

What would you say is the correct word for such organised practices? You might be able to suggest one instead of cloaking it all under claimed indigenous 'culture' and 'traditions', disguising and excusing such practices under the cloak of multiculturalism. What about the children having choice and being offered the same protection as other Aussie children?

One hopes that the Royal Commission into child abuse would finally result in some glimmers of hope for aboriginal children. However credit is due to the Australian Greens for their concerns that the royal commission into child sexual abuse lacks a focus on such activities in aboriginal communities. Political correctness rules and children suffer.

Although there are already laws to prevent such practices, Nicola Roxon has mooted new laws against forced child marriage. Hopefully tat covers all forms of arranged marriage. Here again one hopes that the arranged child marriages and child brides in aboriginal communities will finally receive attention and be deterred.

That politicians on both sides of the house, Mal Brough included, have challenged such practices over the years is credit to them. For too long hundreds of millions of taxpayers dollars have been diverted and squandered by a victim industry, instead of realising the purposes for which the money was allocated.

What is worrying is that the same people who gain from the system remaining dysfunctional are so often in positions of influence and power to endure that aboriginal children do not receive the same rights, education and childhood enjoyed by other children. We should get angry about them, not the politicians who struggle against vested interests with clever lawyers (often paid for by government).

Generally.
This thread could go on for as long as the actual RC so and unfortunately both thread and RC will not make an iota of difference.
Perhaps some of you might remember Franca Areana in the NSW parliament. She alluded to the pedophile 'rings' and their adherents in high places and stated that as long as these parasites are protected by their secret societies, their high profile memberships and their community influences they will continue to mistreat and molest and indeed murder our children.

579>> It will virtually be impossible for Thomson to get a fair trial<<

What an excellent outcome comrade. It evens up the books given it has been virtually impossible for HSU rank and file to get a fair hearing on the theft of their funds by greedy filthy lying Labor scum who have denied them justice through the union and judicial system.