Hi Indy,

"I wonder if Paul1405 will ever try to see the show from this side of the fence." No I don't want to see the show from the bigoted, hateful side of the fence, I'll leave that to you. One of the first things people like you do what an aboriginal person such as Stan Grant speaks out is to question their aboriginality, as if they are some mongrel type who has no right to address these issues. You never question the Australianess of the likes of Andrew Bolt whose parents were Dutch immigrants, when they speak on aboriginal issues.
BTW; "I'm Aboriginal also !" please explain.

Hi Jose'

I don't know how you misconstrue my words on Stan Grant as; "trying to garner sympathy for what you believe an underclass." As I said earlier; "The naysayers on the forum would have everyone believe that its all been one big failure when its comes to the Aboriginal people, nothing could be further from the truth, there has been countless success stories."

BTW Special needs children often receive higher funding to accommodate their special needs, nothing to do with their skin colour.

Paul Foster care payments were not based on special needs in the 1960 - 1980s extra payments were based upon aboriginality. They may have classed as special needs but they received equal care as any child fostered.

Paul1405,
I almost feel sorry for your desperation to find an excuse to avoid accepting facts.
Re Stan Grant, do you have anything we can watch or read where he acknowledges the privileges that got him to where he is ?

individual,

You've already been given lots of examples in
this discussion of the way Indigenous people
have been treated in this country over the
decades and the vast differences between them
and the rest of us. Go back and re-read the
given examples including what Stan Grant
feels should be done to close the gap.

Here are two more links that you may have not read:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-13/stan-grant-knows-how-to-close-the-gap/9425552

And -

http://www.sbs.com.au/topics/voices/culture/article/2016/12/07/heres-truth-about-free-ride-some-australians-think-indigenous-peoples-get

Foxy,
I'd like to nominate you as the right-out winner of evading answers !

individual,

Passing the buck again.

Tsk. tsk!
But I guess you can't do any better!

Talk to the hand.