Scoop: Australian Senate rejects National Sorry Day:
"Senator Siewert was responding to the defeat by the Government in the
Senate today of a motion calling on the Senate to recognise National
Sorry Day. The motion, put by Senator Rachel Siewert was supported by the ALP, Greens and the Democrats but opposed by the Liberals, Nationals. Family First abstained from the vote."
That says it all, doesn't it? Tells us who actually values our indigenous people. We need a better way of working with them and understanding them and respecting them. They are tribal , we are not but the "urban" aborgines are caught inbetween cultures. Inspite of that a number of aborigines are our beacons and we openly embrace them and value them. We need to be able to apply that to them as a people. It really is nonsense that we cannot. And , by the way, the majority of us accept what went on here, even though it is not our fault, is something we need to publicly redress so the nation, one nation, can move forward. The lack of public apology for the impact white settlement has now had on all of us is something we need to clear the air about and we are ready for it. Certain people seem to think it's not warranted. It is if it feels right. It would mean a lot to everyone and set the scene for the young ones.
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