Hi Joe,
Sorry not to have replied sooner, had to rush off for 6 days to NZ for a Tangi, my partners brother passed away in Brisbane suddenly. As is Maori custom his body was returned to his ancestral home for burial after all necessary protocols have been observed, it was a big one with over 1,000 people in attendance, due to the circumstance and his community stature it was stretched from the normal 3 or 4 days to a whopping 9 days including time in Brisbane, with the use of 2 Marae, again very usual. The logistics for this are unbelievable, but the whole community comes together, and all is run with military precision.

As for the Kale-and-Soy-Latte set, well best left to themselves. All problems like this require practical long term solutions. I do believe a partnership between white and black Australia is possible and workable in the context of the 21st century. We all have to recognised the wrongs of the past, but at the same time focus on a better future for all.