ttbn,
Call 4 Corners & see what they have to say !

The racists see this as a victory for the good whitefella over yet another worthless blackfella. Fortunately this is not the prevailing attitude of the majority of Australians, but is overly represented on the Forum by a dominant group of elderly rednecked Old Farts. Fellas you know who you are.

On this topic,

No one can deny there is disadvantage in remote communities caused by isolation through distance, but these are not insurmountable problems for modern Australia. What is more difficult is dealing with disadvantage caused by poor education, third world housing, lack of employment and terrible health outcomes. Its because of apathy and indifference that these problems are not being correctly addressed by those in government and their acolytes in the public service in particular. The end result sees high levels of anti-social behaviour, petty crime and alcoholism in communities. A disproportionate number of Aboriginals find themselves in jail, or worse still an early grave. Until disadvantage is replaced by opertunity things won't change to any great degree. There are remote communities in Australia that have shown through self determination and positive attitudes that things can be better.

No one can deny there is disadvantage in remote communities caused by isolation through distance,
Paul1405,
Wrong ! The disadvantages are caused by people such as yourself, not by the distances !

Paul says, "Fellas you know who you are." It is a pity Paul cannot see WHAT he is: a self-hating white racist and identity freak, who doesn't know any more about "the majority of Australians" than he knows about himself. While he is entitled to think whatever he wants to, he spends more time rubbishing other people for their views, rather than just expressing his own.

He calls other males 'old farts'. He thinks that, at 68 he is not an old fart himself! He probably thinks he is still capable of pulling some little Green sheila at a branch meeting, sad old man that he is.

In his second ramble, he insults the majority of people of aboriginal background, who have done well for themselves by dragging up his usual extreme socialist nonsense of "poor education, third world housing, lack of employment and terrible health outcomes. Its because of apathy and indifference that these problems are not being correctly addressed by those in government and their acolytes in the public service in particular."

The "apathy and indifference" of whom? Given all the money and effort that has been directed at a minority of black people - to no avail - I would say that the apathy and indifference to these efforts rests well and truly with the people Paul is trying to portray as 'victims'. If this miserable minority chooses to live like their Stone Age forebears, let them. A "living museum" was the Whitlam/Coombes intention. Australia can afford it. But, for heaven's sake, stop politicking about getting these people to do something they don't want to do, and will never do by trying to get successive governments to do what they have already done and failed - thanks to the 'apathy and indifference' of the targets of their largesse.

And there are more calls for police to be unarmed when called to remote communities.

Good grief!!