As far as I can gather -
Foxy,
You really need to gather farther !

Spot on Foxy, the bigger picture is what's important. Joe and Big Nana retreat into the microcosm of the minority every time anything is mentioned about Aboriginal people.

Joe and Big Nana, 68% of Aboriginal people live in NSW, Queensland and Victoria, the vast majority of those are urbanised. You have a decent understanding of South Australia and some remote communities, but the reality is they are not indicative of the majority. Incidentally what percentage of Aboriginal people benefit from mining royalties?

Had a bit of a read of that 1905 WA Royal Commission; it makes for harrowing reading. Black slaves, children as young as six in servitude. People chained by their necks. Alabama 1860!

Paul, did you actually read why people were in neck chains? And I’m not so sure about the six year old children but surely those statements gave you some idea of why a protector was needed?
Government policy wasn’t the problem, it was the behaviour of a few individuals just as a few individuals did their utmost to help aboriginal people.
Nothing is ever black or white.

Foxy, the issue is solved very simply. Just remove any section of the constitution that allows separate laws for anyone.
The overwhelming major of Australians would vote for that and then no one could complain.
Could they?

Foxy, you need to widen your reading sources. Land councils are funded by government. Who else is going to pay for all those vehicles, multimillion dollar buildings and 5 star accommodation for the top staff when they travel?

Check out the Northern Land out the Northern Land Council.

http://www.nlc.org.au/about-us/faqs

Hi Big Nana,

Do I detect a degree of envy on your part? The old saying "Its only a rort if you're not in on it." Do you have an objection to Aboriginal people staying in five star hotels (your claim), Joe will be giving you the razz for wanting to keep Aboriginal people down trodden.

In the past 20 years, before moving to Brisbane, I spent a lot of time in the inner city of Sydney, working in "housing" nearly every day in fact, seeing first hand the conditions of those Aboriginal people, and others, living in the 'Biggest Aboriginal Community in Australia, the Redfern area'. You and Joe most likely have seen a hell of a lot less of the big picture of Aboriginal Australia than I have. That's where the bods are, they are not in South Aussie, or the back of beyond, thy are in the cities and towns of NSW, Qld and Vic. You need to understand the conditions of the urbanised Aboriginals, not just the minority in remote communities, who have their own special problems as well.