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17 March 2000 |
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SatireReconciliation, Aussie StyleExtracted from The Chaser
The majority of Austrlaians want Aboriginals to adopt 'our' values: "Why can't they be ignorant racists too?"
In a major endorsement of the Prime Minister's view of Aboriginal issues, opinion polls have shown that the majority of Australians support his strategy for Aboriginal reconciliation. Most Australians stated that they occasionally made insincere statements of concern for the Aboriginal plight and issues such as reconciliation whilst actually doing everything in their capacity to screw it up. "This is a ringing endorsement of my approach," said a pleased Mr Howard. The polls and focus groups conducted by Irving Saulwick and Associates found that most Australians were largely ignorant of the issues surrounding the plight of indigenous Australians. "This is another ringing endorsement of my approach," added the Prime Minister. The Aboriginal community has been disappointed by the main suggestion that the white community "wanted to own the reconciliation process." "Fair enough" said one Aboriginal leader, "They own everything else, why not Aboriginal reconciliation too." Some commentators have been upbeat about the finding that there is limited prejudice directed towards Aboriginals solely on the basis of race. "Not all Australians hate Aboriginals simply because of their race," noted one of the reports authors. "Many rely on two or three other stereotypes such as alcoholism and crime to justify their prejudices." Meanwhile, Prime Minister Howard has denied that his government has not learned the lessons of the past. "We have spent a great deal of time looking at past attempts to solve the Aboriginal problem," said Howard. "But unfortunately they seem to have got used to the diseases introduced during European settlement, so I guess it's back to the drawing board."
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   Interview: Bob Carr�s Awful TruthThe NSW Premier on Laborism, factions and why the Cabinet Office isn't running the state. Unions: The Stellar Experiment The agenda for the future job-shedding program by Telstra has been revealed via it's bastard child, Stellar. Technology: Roboboss is Watching YouBehind the hype of the information age is a sinister side where workplace surveillance robs employees of all privacy and dignity. Sometimes, though, it provides welcome security. International: Kiwi Reforms To Spark Union RevivalThe head of the New Zealand trade union movement is optimistic that workers will come back to unions once a fair industrial relations framework is put in place. Politics: Ethical Politics and the Clinton AffairThe vote by the US House of Representatives in December, 1998 on whether to impeach President Bill Clinton could be regarded as a debate about the acceptability of dirty-handed politics. History: Living LibrarySydney�s Mitchell Library archives house some of the most extensive records of our political heritage. Satire: Reconciliation, Aussie Style The majority of Austrlaians want Aboriginals to adopt �our� values: �Why can�t they be ignorant racists too?� Review: Casino OzLaurie Aarons' new book puts the spotlight on the growing gap being the rich and the poor.
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