These sorts of welfare perks I completely agree are ridiculous. I don't see why there should be differential welfare treatment for aboriginals just because of race. If the above is true it's quite bizzarre. Its the small things like aboriginals getting a govt funded taxi from the pub to their govt funded housing that creates resentment in the community, and maintains the welfare trap. (doesn't change my view that compensation if it occurs for the stolen generation should be treated/viewed differently, and consistently with any other govt compensation issue, in the same way I also think that welfare should be dished out consistently - one set of rules for all - either way - same for policing and judicial treatment).
Why the hell don't the Aboriginals want to assimilate? .
If you use that same logic then the asbestos victims of james hardie shouldn't get compensation. Car accident victims shouldn't get compensation. War veterans shouldn't get pensions etc. etc. and anything a past government did, even if its just one term ago, isn't the responsibility of future governments or the people. Corneilia Rau shouldn't be compensated etc.
There might be nothing wrong with that either, but if its going to be the approach then it should be applied consistently.
The policy was government approved at the time and you cannot change that, nor should anyone have to pay for it.
You make it sound like you condone governments absolving themselves of responsbility for their decisions and that people should not have responsibility for their goverments.
How true.
It was our (white fella) gift to them after we stole their land.
Sorry!
fact of the matter is that it the whole situation is history!
you don't hear the romans and greeks asking for compo years after they had their issues
Govt sets Stolen Generations apology date
Posted Wed Jan 30, 2008 4:03pm AEDT
Updated Wed Jan 30, 2008 7:43pm AEDT
The Federal Government has set February 13 as the day for a formal apology to the members of the Stolen Generation.
The apology will be the first item of business for the new Federal Parliament and will be delivered by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.
Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin says the apology is on behalf of the Australian Government and will not be attributing guilt to the current generation of Australians.
Dodson welcomes 'monumental' apology
Posted 1 hour 17 minutes ago
Updated 17 minutes ago
An Aboriginal leader has described the Federal Government's decision to issue a formal apology to the Stolen Generations as "monumental".
Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin says Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson has now been briefed on the plans for the apology, which will be delivered on February 13, one day after the opening of the new parliamentary term.
Reconciliation Australia co-chairman Mick Dodson has welcomed the decision to issue the apology.
"I think this is monumental. It is something people have waited for, for a very long time," he said.
"It's hugely important to us as nation and to members of the Stolen Generations."
'Massive step'
Former national ALP president Warren Mundine says the Federal Government has taken a "massive step forward" by deciding to issue an apology.
Mr Mundine says it will help the nation come together and further the healing process
"In regards to the politics of it all, I think it's really going to set the tone for the incoming Rudd Labor Government," he said.
"It's the first sitting of Parliament and it's really going to set the tone for the next three years of this Government and how Australia acts and what it does. To me it's a massive step forward for us."
Mr Mundine also says it would be wrong for the Federal Opposition not to support the apology.
"I think it'd be a very silly step by the Coalition and the Opposition to do that," he said.
"They only have to look at their own track record at state and territory levels.
"All the Coalition governments and oppositions have gone along with the apology and have all accepted saying sorry to Aboriginal people.
"They've done it at the state government levels and they've done it at local government levels."
Nelson briefed
Dr Nelson earlier said he wanted to see the text of the apology to be delivered before giving it his approval.
Ms Macklin says Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will meet with Dr Nelson again next week to discuss the text of apology.
But she says every parliamentarian should be giving the move their in-principle support.
"To make it truly a moment of national significance, if people across the Parliament can support this apology it really will carry that extra weight to enable the country to move forward."
The Federal Government has set February 13 as the day for a formal apology to the members of the Stolen Generation.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/01/30/2150281.htm
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/01/31/2150830.htm
I liked Malcolm Fraser on AM this morning.
a) pointing out that both the previous and the current shadow treasurers (Peter Costello, and Malcolm Turnbull) support saying sorry., and
b) pointing out that unless Brendan Nelson and the rest the Coalition agree, i.e. if they stubbornly "paint themselves into a corner", then history will just move over them and "they will become irrelevant".
well -B- I look forward to all this conjecture - and your opinion - becoming irrelevant
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