In Australia, Indigenous student numbers have more than doubled since 2008
Loudmouth,
I assume that includes those who identify as indigenous with more caucasian/non-indigenous genes than Aborigine ?

Foxy,

Was James Cook responsible for Medicare?

Hi Foxy,

"That is why the Uluru Statement from the Heart - asks for truth in our past history to be told not denied."

The old saying 'The victors write the history', could not be truer than in the case of Cook, and the British exploration and colonisation of the Pacific in general. Joe refuses to discuss past history at all, preferring to retreat into an irrelevant blind corner. True to form Joe constantly regurgitates in parrot fashion the one and only shining light, modern day aboriginal tertiary education figures. Imagine a discussion with Joe about Japanese imperialism of WWII, I'm sure he would only want to discuss motor cars, transistor radios and colour TV's.

"The celebration of Captain Cook's landing can go ahead provided that our Indigenous People are included and shown respect. It is a question of balance. And surely we as a nation are mature enough to be able to do that?

I do not believe there is any substantive evidence to answer that question in the affirmative. Well not right now, both sides of politics are not ready to truly embrace full inclusion as yet, and that is sad.

Put it this way; How would Australians feel if on 22nd February 2021 the Japanese PM should come to Darwin to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the bombing of that city by his country in 1941. He could deliver a speech extolling the great benefits Japan bestowed on Australia, motor cars, transistor radios and colour TV's, all before unveiling a 20 foot high statue of Emperor Hirohito in the centre of town. As the enraged mob chase him down the street he could yell out in Japanese "You're forgetting about the cars, radios and TV's we gave you...all of us lets by-gones be by-gones, someone please save my arse!

Paul1404,
Way too much of a play on emotions. The Japanese did not provide any welfare for starters.
Also, you failed & my guess is, deliberately to suit your heinous agenda, to mention how the Aborigines would have fared under Japanese occupation.
I'll ask you here to give us all an answer; why are you perpetually tearing at scabs ? Are you one ? Why do you so vehemently turn your efforts to disunity ? What is your objection to acknowledge that good has been done for a very long time & is continued being done.
Why do you not support harmony in society ?

I once lived and worked on Francis Greenway land on the West of Sydney and read the stories of the farm. Aboriginals could live and wander on the land to gather food. However when they began killing the cattle and burning the stored hay the farm hands had to take action against them. There was not indiscriminate murdering of the native population.

My ancestors assisted in building homes and having them work on the farms and share in products produced on the farm. They retained their fishing in the river that run by the farm, using their traps.

Aboriginal life today far surpasses the life of the early settlers, and Cook and Philip should be remembered as opening up a new life for all Australians and allowing the English culture to unite the tribes and preserve their language and culture.

hi Indy,

I do not support your idea of harmony, which means blanking out history, or presenting a sanitised version of events. People like you are not in favour of equality, you favour a perpetual state of subservience for our indigenous people. According to you they need to know their place, they need to show gratitude for the great benefits people like you have bestowed upon them. Look at that phoney character you invented, that meek and mild elderly old aboriginal, he suits your narrative, as he would be beholding to you and your kindly gang of bigots, he would show you gratitude at every opportunity.

BTW, when you were in that Aboriginal Community for 40 years, did you go around blasting away with all those bigoted anti aboriginal statements you like to make on the forum? I bet not.

You ask for conjecture regarding a non event concerning Japanese.