I have not read the whole report as yet and I don't think I want too. I have read Andrew Bolts commentary about it in yesterdays Sun Herald where the full report is protected by a pay wall.

It seems to me the report will be very much like the 'Little children are Angels report' which spurred the Fed Government into some action which received a lot of criticism and branded racist by sections of the aboriginal industry.

I find it incredible that the Qld government can sit on this report for 3 years and that the aboriginal community sit there and let the children be abused both physically and sexually.

It is interesting to note that while the abuse of aboriginal children is happening, apparently over many parts of Australia, we on OLO sit back and debate if the place was Terra Nullius, settled or invaded.

I think there are more immediate concerns.

Not having read the full report due to the fact it costs dosh. Therefore given to reading the comments on the subject by Andrew Bolt, no doubt the same Andrew Bolt who was convicted of breaching the Racial Discrimination Act. One can only assume there is some juicy material in said report that can be used by the likes of Andrew Bolt, raciest, including those on this forum, to engage in a bit of good old fashioned 'Black Fella Bashing'.

Paul,

Apparently you haven't read the report either.

Paul,
I saw the comments regarding the Smallbone report far too important not to openly discuss the issue. I will obtain a copy of the actual report ASAP but while that is being done there is no reason why those posters who may have access to the report should not be able to comment. To my mind the welfare of Aussie children merits discussion before such trivial matters as Terra Nullias or speculation about a future election.

Since proposing the thread I have read quite a few media reports and they are not good. Like I said earlier they are very much like the 'Little children are angels' report into the abuse of NT children.

You may well think other matters should take precedence or the issue should be kept quiet but One would expect that from a left, green advocate. Just like your poster girl SH-Y talking down the deaths of illegal entrants. For greens trees come before children's welfare.

I cannot understand how people can allow such a situation to develop.

Oh, by the way Bolt fully agreed with the comments of Warren Mundine, whom you may not be aware is very well respected, and so do I.

Paul, I read the following small report on this subject:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-12/youth-sexual-violence-abuse-report-far-north-queensland-released/7242016

I can't understand why they sat on this report for 4 years?
I was aware of another local community abuse situation, like those in Northern Queensland, many years ago.

The local police, local doctor's surgeries, Aboriginal Medical Service and local community health workers all knew about what was going on there, but in those days the victims had to make a complaint before the police would do anything about it.
I went to the police, but they said the community members had to make a report themselves.

I tried to talk to some of the by then adult community members, who were victims as children, but they told me that they didn't want the men of their community sent to jail for many years, and that several perpetrators of the abuse were now old and sick.
So they refused.

I left that job in great distress, but was somewhat gratified to see some of those child abuse perpetrators jailed for their crimes several years later. But who had they got to during those years in between?
I often wondered if this abuse would have (? still does) been ignored if it were any other kids than indigenous kids being abused?

To busy dealing with 50 year old cases by Catholic Priests to be worried about daily abuse of aboriginal kids. Does not fit with the regressive narrative of the Nobel savage.