Thread: Team Australia - this is who we are

Just an example of how statistics can be manipulated, although it is not part of the list . Queensland's Department of justice & Attorney- General staff has had a workplace job satisfaction survey completed, but there is a delay in releasing the details. The reason? they are worse than expected. Not long ago, the Department of Corrective Services was merged with JAG , & the stats were heaped together. It is said morale is low with JAG employees, but much worse among the Corrective services ranks , so the solution? don't release the figures as is, separate the entities, show a better result. Bob


[ from Talk of the Town, Courier Mail Sat. ]

Originally Posted by THE BOOGER

That was what I was looking at Tas has a pop of about 500 000 and half are functionally illiterate ? ie cant use a phone book or street directory

And the aboriginal figures are terrible but what is the answer just throwing money hasn't worked

Read the "Forrest Report", some very good ideas to make Aboriginal problems solvable.


Jonesfam

You'd struggle to find a phone book or street directory these days, wouldn't you?
It'll be even better when the govt gets their way and decides the young ones don't need to be able to write because everything is typed these days - can't read or write - the clever country - here we come!

Originally Posted by jonesfam

Read the "Forrest Report", some very good ideas to make Aboriginal problems solvable.


Jonesfam

Europeans have been trying to solve the Aboriginal " problem " since 1788. Hasn't worked yet. Great idea to take the people off their land, and put different tribal groups together, on what could be only called reservations, a la indigenous Americans. The only people qualified to make Aboriginal problems solvable, are educated indigenous leaders. Short on the ground, at the moment. but enough to make a difference. I know some would condemn certain remote Indigenous communities over child abuse , & violence , I can't see any difference to mainstream Australia, with the evidence from a couple of enquiries atm, Catholic Church, any one? State child institutions, any one?


To call this an aboriginal problem, highlights a persons mindset , straight away. It is an Australian problem. No worse than " mainstream " Australia , just easier to see. And easy to use the term, Aboriginal, as an excuse. Bob


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Originally Posted by Chucaro

I just wonder how many of them know what it is living under that conditions.

Queenslanders who lived under the redneck corrupt JBP government know.

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

Queenslanders who lived under the redneck corrupt JBP government know.

No, that was a legitimate elected government by the people that even now many of them still regarding JBP as a great leader and with a remarkable team.
Remember that some of people in that team were so popular and holding so high regards by the people that even one dam have the name of one of them.
JBP is gone but replaced by one the same caliber.
That it is democracy IMHO

Originally Posted by Chucaro

This is shocking!!
Almost half of Aboriginal men and more than a third of women die before they turn 45.

Half of all Tasmanians aged 15 to 74 are functionally illiterate.

About 620,000 Australians aged 15 to 74 have literacy skills at below level one on a five point literacy scale.

Yes but they're all related so its a family issue!

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Yes but they're all related so its a family issue!

Mate! you are pushing the tolerance limits of some of the locals.
Go easy with that.