The future of this country lies in uplifting our
Indigenous people into the mainstream
Foxy,
That sounds warm n'fozzy for the average Whitey but why force people into mainstream when they've so obviously rejected it ? They know that being mainstream means mainstream responsibility also not just the benefits !

runner,

Nobody asked the Aboriginals how they felt being invaded
either. The first inhabitants - who generations of
Australians remember from that one history class when the
teacher mentioned them. But the original inhabitants
would not have thought of themselves as " Australian."
The 250 individual nations that occupied the continent
had yet to gain the wonderful sense of national unity that
white men brought to Australia, along with other marvellous
innovations such as guns and smallpox.

For many thousands of years, these people lived in total
ignorance of what they were missing out on, not even
knowing how deprived they were until their European
benefactors came along to teach and/or kill them.

Of course those white men didn't think of Australia as
"Australia" either. Prior to European settlement the
continent was known in the Old World by a number of names:
"New Holland", "New South Wales," Öld Zealand", "North
Antarctica", "Snakesville", - and more, were common
monikers of the great southern land.

As for you going back to Scotland to claim land?

You certainly would have problems proving where your
ancestors came from - the Picts, Gaels, Cumbrians,
Germanic speaking Anglo-Saxons, Norse ...
such a mixture who formed the Scottish Nation.

//Oh good....so we've already achieved reconciliation.//

Yeah, I'm not convinced that some of the sentiments expressed on this forum could be described by any reasonable person as 'friendly'. And I don't really think you can speak for all your fellow countrymen on this one, but I'm glad to hear that you've achieved reconciliation and are friendly with blackfellas. Good for you.

So individual it is money you are after to make people agree with you? moronic okkers is it? Sounds particularly racist to me but you are the expert.
Here is a tip, keep your racist remarks to yourself as in usual company someone will take umbrage and you will be sorry you did not keep quiet.

Just to mark reconciliation week.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-26/rio-tinto-blast-destroys-area-with-ancient-aboriginal-heritage/12286652

Dear Steele,

Thanks for the link.

Sometimes it seems that in the modern era Australia
has to reflect more than ever on its past. The wrongs
of history continue to echo and be argued over , and
the efforts of Australians to distract themselves
from troubling thoughts have at times have been truly
Herculean.

There has been unprecedented glory for Australians in
the recent past - in sport, entertainment, and the arts.
but an increased visibility on the world stage means an
increased scrutiny on us as a nation, and like a teenage
boy without a lock on his bedroom door, Australia is
frequently caught with its pants down.

This is but one example. Through it all Australia continues
to be led by men and women - who lack vision, talent,
and leadership.