The Morrison government has committed $1 billion in an attempt to close the gap between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians.

"Scott Morrison says the country's "ultimate test" is to enable every Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander boy or girl the same opportunities as "any other Australian child".

The $1 billion "implementation plan" is designed to close the gap in health, education, justice, and employment by 2031. Last year all Australian governments committed to 16 new targets to improve the lives of Indigenous people, after the previous Closing the Gap scheme failed.

At the same tine Morrison announced a new redress scheme to compensate members of the 'Stolen Generation' in the NT and ACT

Hi Paul,

Will it work this time? It seems that throwing money
in the past has not worked so what new things are they
going to try this time that will make it work? 16
new targets? Really? Will the Indigenous people
and their communities have any input into this attempt?
Or will the white man have all of the control and handle
the money as always?

Sorry Paul, I see the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow
but it's not going to be equally distributed to where it's
need same as before I'm afraid.

cont'd ...

The gap won't be closed - but widened.

The Voice To Parliament might be doomed. A July 2021 IPA poll shows that 60% of Australians DO NOT want race mentioned in the Constitution (including the mention already there) - up from 45% in 2019. Only 11% disagreed. That's why Wyatt doesn't want it to go to a referendum because he knows it will fail.

The more the LEFT yaps about aborigines, the more the general population hardens its attitude. Keep it up. There is no better way to put people off anything than to keep bringing it up. People who might be ambivalent, even positive about aboriginal affairs, get fed up hearing about it and turn their backs.

When I read stuff like that I wished I too was stolen !
I have yet to meet an indigenous who is worse off than I as in regard to being underprivileged.
Or, is the lack of self discipline & drive part of discrimination ?
Btw. I have been & still am discriminated against because of the colour of my skin by people of the same colour !
Also, does anyone have the contact number for the Dept. of white heterosexual males ?

Dear Paul,

Most Australians support First Nations Voice to Parliament.
The 2021 Australian Constitutional Values Survey by
CQUniversity and Griffith University shows that over 60% of
Australians remain in favour of a First Nations Voice to
Parliament. humanrights.gov.au explains about Constitutional
recognition on:

http://www.humanrights.gov.au/our-work/about-constiutional-recognition

Quoting from the link:

"The Constitution is the founding document of our nation and
is the pre-eminent source of law."

"The Constitution was drafted at a time when Australia was
considered a land that belonged to no one before European
settlement and when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
peoples were considered a "dying race" not worthy of
citizenship or humanity."

"Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were excluded
from the discussions about the creation of a new nation to be
situated on their ancestral lands and waters."

" Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are not
mentioned in the Constitution. The Constitution still allows
racial discrimination...."

The only way we can change the Constitution
is if a majority of states vote YES AT A REFERENDUM.

" In the 1967 Referendum over 90% of Australian voters
agreed to change our Constitution to give the federal
parliament the power to make laws in relation to Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander people and to allow
for them to be included in the census.
But this referendum
did not recognize these peoples as first peoples. "

"Recognizing Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islander peoples
in the preamble of the Constitution and ensuring the
Constitution does not discriminate against anyone will not
give any Australian more rights than others. In fact, these
changes will build stronger relationships of trust and
mutual respect between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
peoples and other Australians."

Now is the right time to create a nation for us all.

I have always firmly believed that the present is linked
to the past. That people need to be proud of their ancestry
and to support their communities and champion worthwhile
causes. I firmly believe in telling the true story of a
nation's history and I fully support the Uluru Statement
From the Heart.