Life Wasn't Meant To Be Easy.

We Are Lagging Far Behind Comparable Countries In Overcoming The Disadvantages Indigenous People Face.

We Are Seeing Healing Among The Stolen Generations, And Initiatives Which Are Enabling Indigenous People To Make Their Distinctive Contribution To Our National Life.

Reconciliation Requires Changes Of Heart And Spirit, As Well As Social And Economic Change. It Requires Symbolic As Well As Practical Action.

Over 120 Aboriginal Communities Run Their Own Health Services - Some Have Been Doing So For 30 Years. They Struggle With Difficult Medical Problems. They Also Try To Deal With Counselling, Stolen Generations Issues, Family Relationships, Violence, Suicide Prevention.

The Great Task Of Statesmanship Is To Apply Past Lessons To New Situations, To Draw Correct Analogies To Understand And Act Upon Present Forces, To Recognise The Need For Change.