There Are No Quick Fixes To Indigenous

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.

Development Requires Modification And Transformation Of The Environment... The Planet's Capacity To Support Its People Us Being Irreversibly Reduced By The Destruction And Degradation Of The Biosphere And The Need To Understand The Problem And Take Corrective Action Is Becoming Urgent.

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.

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

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