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What is the future of Australianness?
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Posted by Mr Opinion, Monday, 25 May 2020 10:30:32 AM
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Australia remains the only Western democratic country
with neither a constitutional nor federal legislative bill of rights to protect its citizens. Australia does not have a "Bill of Rights". When Australian politicians had to decide whether to adopt a bill of rights they decided against it. Politicians were fearful that a bill of rights would undermine some of the discriminatory provisions of the law at that time. For example, those which disadvantaged Aboriginal people. Since Federation many attempts were made to introduce a bill of rights - 1929, 1942, 1959, 1973, 1983, 1985, 1988 and 2009 and probably more. So far all have failed. Aboriginal people have to live with the consequences of Australia's failure to protect their basic human rights every day and continue to experience racial discrimination in many areas of life. Aboriginal people generally experience lower standards of health, education, employment, and housing. They are over represented in the criminal justice system and the care and protection systems nationally compared to non- Aboriginal people. They also suffer from limited recognition and protection of their culture, languages and rights and ownership of land and resources. One law one people? Our politicians are not prepared for that - yet. Posted by Foxy, Monday, 25 May 2020 10:36:21 AM
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Indigenous Affairs Minister Ken Wyatt who attended the
United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva last year may assist the Australian Government in promoting and investing empowerment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. It will be a challenge - but perhaps he can succeed where others have failed. There's more at the following link: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-29/scott-morrison-ministry-ken-wyatt-indigenous-affairs/11157998 Posted by Foxy, Monday, 25 May 2020 10:49:56 AM
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Opinion,
Yes, triple, depends on the countries and the ancestry. On Australia's future, China could invade tomorrow and there is very little that we could do about it. Australia is undefended and undefendable and as the majority of its citizens are considered to be untrustworthy then they couldn't be expected to defend the place. Posted by Is Mise, Monday, 25 May 2020 11:25:16 AM
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Foxy,
More divisiveness. Everything that has been thrown at the problem has failed. You haven't yet said why you think young Aboriginal girls should be denied their rights as citizens. Posted by Is Mise, Monday, 25 May 2020 11:29:08 AM
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Is Mise,
I think Australia's politicians, bureaucrats and businesses have handed the country to China on a plate and I think Chinese in the PRC and Australia have an expectation that Australia will become part of a Chinese empire. I don't think there will be too many people in Australia who would be running to join up to fight for Australia. Half the population was born elsewhere so they won't be risking their lives for a country they don't have an autochthonous relationship. I assume the CCP will allow those people to return to their homelands prior to a mass transmigration of Chinese from the PRC to Australia (to take the population pressure off China.) Posted by Mr Opinion, Monday, 25 May 2020 11:44:04 AM
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Triple citizenship?