Sheriff Howard's clampdown on Aborigines
@ 2007-06-29 - 10:00:20
Australia's Prime Minister John Howard has declared a 'national emergency' on Northern Territory Aboriginal land.
Ramant sexual child abuse, fuelled by alcohol, drugs, petrol sniffing, pornography and lack of education has crippled Aboriginal communities.
There will be a six month ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol.
Reforms include welfare payments for essentials like food, providing children attend school.
Townships will be cleaned up through work-for-the dole schemes.
Health, housing, education and co-ordination between government departments will be improved. Better education will include Aboriginal language development.
A Commissioner for children and young people will be appointed.
Giving communities more power to make decisions about their own future is being considered.
Howard's interventionist clampdown follows decades of inadequate policies to lift Aborigines out of extreme poverty, violence and low life expectancy.
There should be no more groups of beggars with whipped-dog expressions loitering around pubs in the Northern Territory, for six months at least!
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The outcome will be watched with interest.
 | dawn03 [Member] 30/06/07 @ 02:05 |
Maybe animism or shamanism should be revisited. Christianity seems to have failed.
Over the centuries, Aborigines appear to have developed a propensity for alcoholism. Perhaps it's in their genes. A six months ban wont stop the abuse of alcohol again. The ban should be forever.
03/07/07 @ 03:04
Erm.. fuck the spiritual...
Listen only to those that live with the people..
| dawn03 [Member] 03/07/07 @ 04:45 |
If the social workers can effect a change, then that's magic.
 | ABE-unlimited [Member] http://abe-unlimited.livejournal.com/ 08/07/07 @ 01:30 |
Yeah, corrupt them first for 200 years, and then clump down on alcohol consumption - way to go, Mr Miracle Maker Sheriff of the Pacific, foo!
| dawn03 [Member] 08/07/07 @ 08:43 |
Unless the Aborigines are given the means and encouragement to solve their own problems I can't see Howard's plan working.
Get back on your horse Sheriff John!
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