Hi Joe,

Apartheid works well for some, generally the powerful minority, like it did in South Africa. You refer to an Indigenous power-elite, who are these people? I can understand the need for leadership, those than can be called upon to articulate the argument for those without a voice. Such people are not necessarily a power-elite, although they could become that way if not held accountable.

Hi there runner,

Dear oh dear, you are not a very good Christian are you. Christ said to him, “If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”
"I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."

Looks like you are the hypocritical type, a phoney so called Christian taking the soft option. You should have less than the poorest of the poor. Bet you also have a flash car and an Iphone as well.
Looks like that camel will be in heaven before all you phoney Christians.

Paul1405,
If you really want to live off the wrongs of the past you should also argue them without hindsight !

Foxy,

You're a bit late with Aboriginal people only getting the vote in 1962 [but then you do tend to make errors] the following is worth a read.

"1850 + The Australian colonies become self governing – all adult (21 years) male British subjects were entitled to vote in South Australia from 1856, in Victoria from 1857, New South Wales from 1858, and Tasmania from 1896 including Indigenous people. Queensland gained self-government in 1859 and Western Australia in 1890, but these colonies denied Indigenous people the vote".
http://www.aec.gov.au/indigenous/milestones.htm

Some are trying to fix the wrongs of the past.
And they're asking to be given a voice in the
decisions and policies that affect them. Not a veto.
Just a voice.

Is Mise,

1962 was when voting rights were granted for ALL
Aboriginal people.

Foxy,
And, how many Australians of all ethnicities do you think know what they vote for these days ? That is from a political perspective not Welfare. Hell, they don't even teach the Constitution in school !
If you're so into equality then why don't you express your objection to Bureaucrats who earn immoral salaries whilst the man on the street blue collar worker only gets enough to get by ?