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Should Australians Celebrate Cook's Landing?

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Individual,

As far as I know, ABSTUDY (if it still exists) provides much the same fortnightly income as AUSTUDY. Yes, there may be a few little supplementary payments, for books, and travel back to remote settlements.

Joe
Posted by Loudmouth, Tuesday, 22 October 2019 5:05:59 PM
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Individual,

As you say, " ... I have heard of quite a number of cases where people said they weren't aware that they were Aborigine until they were told. Where does that leave the notion of that special inner feeling of being Aborigine ?"

I don't think there is that 'inner feeling' any more than people from other groups have 'inner feelings' about their ancestry. No, nothing special.

"Would you agree .... that there would not be as many people identifying as Aborigine if it were not for the privileges associated with being or at least claiming to be indigenous to Australia ?"

Of course: there are many, many frauds, often in high places, in Indigenous affairs. And of course, many more are employed in no-work jobs in thousands of no-results Indigenous organisations. So yes, of course there would be fewer if so much money wasn't slopping around.

But given your antipathy to Indigenous higher education, where do YOU think education should stop for Indigenous people ? Year 7 ? Year 10 ? Trades only ?

Fortunately, your hands are not on the policy levers.

Joe
Posted by Loudmouth, Tuesday, 22 October 2019 5:31:13 PM
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Individual,

When I asked you which gravy train were/are you on?
You replied - "the one with clear windows, not the
rose-tinted one."

Well, clear windows aren't of much use to you if
you've pulled down the shades.
Posted by Foxy, Tuesday, 22 October 2019 5:46:19 PM
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a few little supplementary payments
Loudmouth,
I like your sense of humour ! ;-)
Posted by individual, Tuesday, 22 October 2019 6:22:18 PM
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where do YOU think education should stop for Indigenous people ? Year 7 ? Year 10 ? Trades only ?
Loudmouth,
That's just a silly quip ! Of course I don't mean that !
I'd like to see merit-based education rather than quota based ! By that I mean that is is not acceptable for Aborigine students to pass with the same poor results as the countless non-indigenous do too !
Posted by individual, Tuesday, 22 October 2019 6:27:11 PM
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Foxy,

Last word trolls are a bane to online forums !
Posted by individual, Tuesday, 22 October 2019 6:43:45 PM
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