mhaze,

Nobody is suggesting that nothing be done or that the
problems be ignored.

Again, let me point out that I am not saying that the solution is solely addressing the cultural aspects of the problem. All the other issues have their place in the solution.

But we, the mainstream community, have been trying to fix these problems within the remote non-urbanised aboriginal community for 50 years now and are no closer to doing so than when we started. Every time a "Closing the Gap" report is issued it says things haven't improved and the aboriginal apologist community shriek that more of the same must be done.

The one thing that hasn't been tried is addressing the elephant in the room. Until that is addressed, nothing will improve.

Foxy

“It's the remote and or tribal Aboriginals living in isolated
communities in out back towns where tribalism is a major
inhibitor of progress and the "Gap" is more pronounced.
They live in communities with high level family connections
and a low standard of education. In many of these communities
disease, alcoholism and both domestic and sexual abuse are rife.”

Now why is that?
And as other groups suffer from poverty etc but don’t murder their women at such a rate then something must be different in Aboriginal society; I wonder what it could be?

That question has been answered by me on page 24.

Issy,

Foxy has clearly answered your question as to the causes of DV in some remote Aboriginal communities....SOCIAL DISADVANTAGE, brought on by poor education, lack of employment, people with low self esteem. These factors leads to poverty, alcoholism, drug addiction, violent behaviour, coupled with degenerative housing, health issues etc. You name it a whole powder keg of negativity. Given the conditions what do you expect?

Less murders, just like other cultures in the same conditions.