Aborigines are Australia's most disadvantaged community
The Federal Government says it is still considering a radical plan to rebuild the Aboriginal social services system, which could make financial assistance dependent on behavioural change. [?]
The Government is considering taking a more hardline approach to social security payments for Indigenous Australians, linking them to modified behaviour.
[Why, because they're not as able to make decisions like everyone else?]
It could include payments being dependent on parents "ensuring" their children are attending school. [?]
[Then what if payments not being received by Aboriginals depend on ensuring children get a smack, if they don't go to school to ensure social security payments? Then what about payments being dependent on ensuring children go to school no matter how much encouragement they are given by their parents even if they're smacked?
Or what about payments being dependent on ensuring their children like school?
Or what about payments being dependent on ensuring their children abide by a curfew?
Or what about payments being dependent on parents who jump up and down on the spot just to suit the government of the day?
You can have this payment in order to survive if you become my slave?
What about that? SORRY!]
Racist Minister Amanda Vanstone wants to ensure the concept of mutual obligation, where a recipient of a social security payment has to do something in return, is working within Indigenous communities.
[But surviving is doing something. Like I said RACIST!]
John Howard the "rodent type" says there is no time line for change.
"We don't have any particular timetable for that, we believe very strongly that the new approach to Aboriginal affairs is the right approach," he said.
[In other words he doesn't care when Aboriginals become his slaves as long as they do become his slaves because it's the right approach!
But since when have Aboriginals become different than everyone else? Shame Howard is not in the same boat or else he would see the difference!]
There is also a proposal for an electronic card designed to limit what Indigenous Australians can buy with Government Social Security payments. [?]
In other developments:
Australia unveils Aboriginal body
"The Australian government has unveiled a new Aboriginal advisory body that will, [allegedly], help shape its policy towards disadvantaged native communities. [? or do the governments bidding!]
The National Indigenous Council will be headed by a magistrate, Dr Sue Gordon. She said it would focus on addressing domestic violence and reducing the widespread dependence on Social Security.
Earlier this year, the government abolished the biggest indigenous organisation, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC).
The creation of the National Indigenous Council is the latest attempt to give Aboriginal Australians a real say in how problems in their communities are addressed.
[Just plain rubbish and propaganda. The body will be a white wash on Aboriginal people using some members of their own community who will be paid off to comply with the Howard government.]
The creation of the National Indigenous Council is, allegedly, the latest attempt to give Aboriginal Australians a real say in how problems in their communities are addressed, 6 November 2004." [?]
[Just plain rubbish and propaganda.]
The Government is considering taking a more hardline approach to social security payments for Indigenous Australians, linking them to modified behaviour, 11 November 2004.
By Sorry 11 November 04
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