Thread: Rudds apology

IMO this thread hilights the problem.

Too much too and fro, finger pointing and argument as to who was/is right and who/was is wrong.

None of it helps the plight of the aboriginal people.

A lot less 'debate' and a lot more action is what's needed.

The law suits may be the benefisheries of this!

groan ,,, going round in circles ...time to lock this one up I think mods

Originally Posted by waynep

groan ,,, going round in circles ...time to lock this one up I think mods

Agree

Originally Posted by RonMcGr

Ali,

To make it worse, alcohol is not part of aboriginal culture, and never has been. Therefore it has drastic effects on their liver and kidneys. Most other races have brewed some form of alcohol and adjusted to it over decades.


Cheers,

I was told that the Aboriginals were the only race on the planet that never invented Alcohol themsleves. They are also the only race never to grow there own food (ie Crops) which is proberly somthing to do with the fact of why they never invented Alcohol

Originally Posted by BigJon

Not nearly as often now that we are a "dry" town. No one camping in the river anymore. Still dop get them wandering the streets drunk, but it is noticeably better now than it was prior to the dry town legislation. Mind you, from what I hear Coober Pedy and Mt Isa have had a population explosion - no dry town there yet. Katherine has recently become dry, that would contribute as well.

Having said that, I walk my dog most mornings and it isn't uncommon to see empty beer cans / bottles strewn over footpaths and the oval I go to. I think the problem is one of enforcement - not enough coppers to go around.

Did not effect our love for Alice. Both me and the wife found it our faveroute town in Aus . And Would live there. The people are nice and has a top Curry house

just so there is no confusion in anyone mind legal action for and behalf of any alleged stolen person has no connection with apology made by the PM.

the grounds for any legal action existed before the apology was made.

the courts will determine any compensation due based on individual merits of each case.

this is of course different to any Govt compensation fund set up to compensate for the any alleged stolen person such as established by the Tasmanian State Govt and being considered by by the WA and SA State Govts.

whether a apology was owed or due is irrelevant now its been given by the parliament supported by all sides of politics.

Originally Posted by CraigE

I do not quite think that is what he meant by aboriginal hunting ground(licence to hunt aboriginals)
Should never have occured and while we can make jokes was a tragedy.

I wasn't making jokes. My thoughts were about the Aboriginal Hunting grounds at Lake Frome in the Flinders Ranges, where quite literally the area is controlled while the Aboriginal folk hunt.