1. History -- Aboriginal history is not Australian history -- There's no point in dwelling on the past - what's done is done -- 2. Funding -- There's too much money thrown at Indigenous affairs! -- Indigenous people get special treatment from governments -- Nothing has got better. Why throw good money after bad? -- The money hasn't got through to the people who need it -- 3. ATSIC -- It's ATSIC's job to fix up all the problems of Indigenous people -- ATSIC is not accountable -- ATSIC is not representative of Indigenous people -- 4. Specific programs -- Indigenous people shouldn't be able to get special home loans -- There's no need for Indigenous people to have their own medical services -- Special Indigenous education programs are unfair to other Australians -- Indigenous people shouldn't have their own legal services - and get it easy in the criminal justice system -- 5. Land -- Aboriginal people have no more connection to the land than I do -- Sacred sites are made up -- Aboriginal people have got too much land already -- There is no point in buying land for Aboriginal people -- The Mabo judgment is a threat to other landholders -- The Native Title Act gives too much to Indigenous people and is unworkable -- The Wik judgment means farmers can't farm -- Native title stops development and locks up land -- 6. Social attitudes -- Many of them are no darker than me - the only real Aborigines live in the outback -- Aboriginal people don't want to work -- Indigenous people are more likely to commit crime -- Most Aboriginal people have problems with alcohol
Analysis
Indigenous issues
ATSIC
Aboriginal reconciliation
Aborigines
Accountability
Attitudes
Community participation
Federal issue
Government expenditure
Indigenous issues
Native title
Social conditions
Notes
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