People Die Because They Find Living Too

I Think The Climate Is Too Important To Say We Are Going To Wait Until All Our Economic Woes Are Over Before We Act Effectively.

At The Moment People Get On Boats Because They Flee Terror At Home And Believe The Many Years' Long Wait In Unhcr Camps Is Not A Valid Option, Especially If They Have Children In Their Care. After The Vietnam War, Australia Took A Larger Humanitarian Intake Than At Any Other Period In Our History. The Australian Community Accepted That. They Were Told Why We Needed To Do It, And Why It Was The Only Ethical Decent Policy That A Wealthy Advanced Country Should Adopt.

Life Wasn't Meant To Be Easy.

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.

Genocide Involves The Attempt To Achieve The Disappearance Of A Group By Whatever Means. It Does Not Have To Be Violent, It Could Be A Combination Of Policies That Would Lead To A Certain Group Dying Out.