Yep. Well said Pericles and Yvonne.
(though, it is a little worrying to be on the same side as Yvonne...I'll have to read her post again!

VfA>> . I therefore support renewed efforts toward reconciliation with Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander’s as a process of recognition, respect, healing, justice and unity.<<

VfA, I have been an advocate for the first Australians here on OLO since joining....I have started many threads on the subject. I am an advocate from birth because I grew up in a politically engendered household.

By way of pedigree may I tender that my relatives via the Labor movement and the Students Union were involved in the “bus in” protest that built Charles Perkins status as a community spokesman............. I speak to several relatives working with the community at Aurukun and other northern towns every week or two.......I get phone videos of community events and lots of the kids playing and mucking about.....one of the kids playing on a slip and slide came in the other day.

I had sent tens and tens of emails to the last government regarding the Aboriginal housing pledge that was not delivered. I have so far sent handfuls of emails to current members of parliament regarding indigenous issues, some of the issues were raised in parliament.

Signing an online petition is seen as an effortless task that carries no conviction, writing an individual email and filling their inbox is in their face. Emotive words like “respect, healing, justice and unity” are simply catch cries of the “Latte Set” ............inner city speak.

I applaud you for championing the cause but the problem is theft and greed....for every billion given....only hundreds of millions reach the community. VfA carry on advocating for these humanistic concepts but email the relevant ministers asking for total accountability of the moneys supposedly delivered for indigenous well being.

Could we perhaps have a reference to these great nations that existed in Australia pre 1788?

I can find plenty on the net about the great civilizations/nations of ancient India, China and Egypt and about the early Greek, Roman and Babylonian nations but nary a peep about great Australian nations.

So how about a reference or two, V f A?

If any Reconciliation is required, it is to reconcile the tax payer with the spending of $100,000 per head for every aboriginal living on out stations, like Aurukun, & $55,000 for those in mainstream Oz.

It really is time to say enough is enough, & chuck the whole staff of Aboriginal affairs departments everywhere, on the scrapheap of history.

If people chose to live out of mainstream Oz that is fine, but it is time they paid their own way when they do.

Is Mise>> Could we perhaps have a reference to these great nations that existed in Australia pre 1788?<<

Is M...............it is menial arguing over semantics...............the place was under constant generational habitation for 60,000 years.

Hasbeen>>
If any Reconciliation is required, it is to reconcile the tax payer with the spending of $100,000 per head for every aboriginal living on out stations, like Aurukun, & $55,000 for those in mainstream Oz.<<

HB, if the Aurukun residents all get $100,000 per head they aint flaunting it..............a totally ridiculous statement.

if the Aurukun residents all get $100,000 per head they aint flaunting it.
sonofgloin,
Hasbeen isn't saying that, he is saying that's how much is being spent on them & from my experience that amount is only getting them up to High school age.
I have a little math experiment for you. How much is it per person when you spend 30 million on infrastructure for a community of 45 over ten years & now this infrastructure & services is due for rebuild & repair.
Or how about 600 million per year for some 5000 constituents.
In the interest of fairness much of this funding goes to short visits career public servants.