A time for honest talk
Patrick Dodson
October 10, 2007
History will judge Australians harshly if efforts are not made to help indigenous people survive.
THE announcement on September 20 that the Government and Galarrwuy Yunupingu had agreed to negotiate a 99-year lease on lands occupied by a small community in East Arnhem Land reveals the dysfunctional relationship between indigenous Australia and the Federal Government as well as the tragic public policy mess that embroils that relationship.
The announcement highlights three overriding themes that define our Government's vision for indigenous people in this nation and the manner in which it conducts the affairs of government to achieve its policy objectives.
To read the full article from The Age, click on:
http://www.theage.com.au/news/opinion/patrick-dodson/2007/10/09/1191695905428.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1
October 10, 2007
History will judge Australians harshly if efforts are not made to help indigenous people survive.
THE announcement on September 20 that the Government and Galarrwuy Yunupingu had agreed to negotiate a 99-year lease on lands occupied by a small community in East Arnhem Land reveals the dysfunctional relationship between indigenous Australia and the Federal Government as well as the tragic public policy mess that embroils that relationship.
The announcement highlights three overriding themes that define our Government's vision for indigenous people in this nation and the manner in which it conducts the affairs of government to achieve its policy objectives.
To read the full article from The Age, click on:
http://www.theage.com.au/news/opinion/patrick-dodson/2007/10/09/1191695905428.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1
posted by Pax Christi @ Thursday, October 11, 2007
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