Beach, as a far right white supremacists, there is nothing that could be put forward in relation to 'black people' and reconciliation that will ever satisfy you and those of your ilk. So be it. There is a fella, a local identity in our neighborhood, who runs around telling all and sundry "I hate Asians!", he can't help himself, unfortunately he was born with a mental deficiency, you on the other hand come across as a reasonably intelligent person in my book, so what is your excuse.

Paul, OTB, get a room.

So what would you say yes to, if anything ? Paul, OTB, Jay, Foxy, o sung wu, chrisgaff, Suse, Poirot ?

When you tick the 'yes' box, as an afterthought what would you have liked the question to have been ?

Even in the privacy of your own mind, can you explain to yourself, perhaps step by step, how what you might vote 'Yes' for, will improve the lives of Aboriginal people, women and kids especially, in remote settlements ?

//Even in the privacy of your own mind, can you explain to yourself, perhaps step by step, how what you might vote 'Yes' for, will improve the lives of Aboriginal people//

No. I wish I did. Because their lives certainly need some improvement. I don't know how to vote to close the gap.

But I know how to act: the first step is to stop pretending there is an unnavigable gulf 'twixt people of different ethnicities. The second step is to have a beer with them after work. The third step is to probe them gently in the hopes of learning more about their culture. The fourth step is question mark, question mark, question mark. The fifth step is profit!

But I suspect many of the 'cultural warriors' will balk at step two. Because sitting down for a beer and a chat is such hard work...

I reckon a fella would have to be pretty soft in the trouser department to be scared of sitting down for a beer and a chat.

Dear Joe (Loudmouth),

Uncle Jack (Jack Charles) spoke on "Q and A," of the
personal cut that government cuts to funding could have.
The Abbott government slashed the black budget in its
first year and combined 500 programmes into the broad
streams under the chaotic Indigenous Advancement Strategy
that has resulted in the de-funding of many Aboriginal
community controlled organisations and services.

I would say yes to re-instating the funding of Aboriginal
controlled organisations and serivces - especially keeping
funding for housing and drug and alcohol services.

Life experience as Uncle Jack stated was also important for
policy making and dealing with the crippling problem of
Aboriginal incarceration - the over representation of
Aboriginal youth in juvenile detention.

I would say yes to having people with lived experience in both
creating and implementing policy.

There are huge divisions in health, income, living standards
and life expectancy between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal
people. These issues need to be addressed - by people with
lived experience in both creating and implementing policy.
There's a lot of people talking the talk - we need people
who can actually walk the walk. People who have common
sense, experience, without a political agenda or personal or
political brand to sell.

Come along to the 'Black Market' tomorrow 7th June 9.30am to 4pm at Bare Island La Perouse for a day of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander food, art, products, dance and more. Entry $2, no discrimination, even OTB is invited providing he's got two bucks and for $90 more we'll have Dean Kelly (no relation to Ned) teach him how to make a genuine Aboriginal spear, never know, could come in handy one day. My tribe are all going, that is after our young moko's rugby league team does the haka all over the kids from Lapa, in a most friendly way of course.

http://www.firsthandsolutions.org/

hopefully the 3 charming aboriginal girls who beat up my niece and stole her wallet last night wont be there Paul.