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| charlee |
Maybe if the Government pledged more money (and bodies) to programs that assist the communites instead of paying out sums of cash. Is that was is proposed? Just lump sums of money? I actually havent looked into the issue of compensation in great depth to know what is being planned.
I dont think that sums of cash is a good idea but then again, who am I to say what is right for these people? Thats what got us here in the first place.
Coincidentally,I just returned from William Rickett's Sanctuary at Mt Dandenong after checking out the amazing carvings of Aboriginal people. It is such a beautiful place :) |
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| Dean Millson |
Kevin Rudd has pretty much ruled out any compensation, hence all the talk about the rights and wrongs of it at the moment.
Previous governments have provided large amounts of financial support to aboriginal communities, however i don't think you'll find anyone disagreeing with the fact that such support has been ill targeted and mis-managed, and really hasn't achieved that much. |
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| Dr P |
But if you are of aboriginal decent you have more opportunity to claim payments from the govt than any other Australian.
To the point in filling out the registration of my son I considered ticking the box that he was from Abo/Torres decent.
This can be done as the "officials" are not allowed to ask you to prove it! |
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| charlee |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dr P
But if you are of aboriginal decent you have more opportunity to claim payments from the govt than any other Australian.
To the point in filling out the registration of my son I considered ticking the box that he was from Abo/Torres decent.
This can be done as the "officials" are not allowed to ask you to prove it! |
Gee I wish I was an aboriginal then! Their life sounds so easy!!
:rolleyes: :rolleyes: |
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| Deeman |
| quote: | Originally posted by charlee
You are missing the point completely :rolleyes:
Saying that using tax payers money for compensation isnt fair doesnt make sense. We compensate people who dont have jobs or are in need all the time. We are suing each other left, right and centre. You wanna be paid for falling over in a restaurant? How about for having your family kidnapped, raped and murdered?
I dont believe that throwing money at the issue will solve it, but it's about time our Federal Government became sreiously committed to re-establishing a relationship with the Aboriginal Community.
Lub u all :) |
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