Aborigines Win Landmark Ruling

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

This also comes on the back of the Government's recent public apology for racist relocation policies that led to the Stolen Generation. The previous government maintained that the responsibility of government for such policies only extends to the individuals who the original decision.

Bearing in mind that the Rudd government is a lot more liberal than the previous one I wonder how this will go down with Australian equivalent of US Republicans. I imagine there's a few people out there having a $hit fit about this.

What a farce this was only done as a public outcry against our previous Prime Minster. Sorry day was years ago.

In that case - given that many of the people affected were still alive it is pretty scandalous that they refused to accept responsibility for it. More than likely this was due to the fear of damage claims... but if you were forcibly uprooted from your family, I tend to think that compensation is deserved.

[DairyFarmer 1]

This also comes on the back of the Government's recent public apology for racist relocation policies that led to the Stolen Generation. The previous government maintained that the responsibility of government for such policies only extends to the individuals who the original decision.

Bearing in mind that the Rudd government is a lot more liberal than the previous one I wonder how this will go down with Australian equivalent of US Republicans. I imagine there's a few people out there having a $hit fit about this.

What a farce this was only done as a public outcry against our previous Prime Minster. Sorry day was years ago.

In that case - given that many of the people affected were still alive it is pretty scandalous that they refused to accept responsibility for it. More than likely this was due to the fear of damage claims... but if you were forcibly uprooted from your family, I tend to think that compensation is deserved.

No not my point. Kevin Rudd was just doing it to gain Brownie points for himself b/c John Howard had been against it. The Australian people said sorry years before on a National basis. It was / is scandalous and wrong but the KR governmental sorry was a joke.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Maybe the case - but the point about the victims being entitled to some public recognition surely remains. The government is an institution, regardless of the individuals who happen to be running things.

[DairyFarmer 1]

Maybe the case - but the point about the victims being entitled to some public recognition surely remains. The government is an institution, regardless of the individuals who happen to be running things.

I would agree, but it wasn't the government who refused previously just John Howard.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

What was Howard's reasoning for that exactly?

[one...two...tree 2,762]

i know a similar, well not really, situation with the passamoquoddies..if anyone wants to know i post it and the history and outcome....

Sure brother...post it here. I thought this was interesting....that it shows 1788 is still relevant to what is going today.

ok..not noted for any posts over 2 lines...

at a yard sale a gentleman bought an old document..cheap..dated to the 1700s...and was a treaty between Indian tribes and Mass. in fact, the indians gave up their land in Mass. and got the northern part of the state< which became later the state of Maine/// well, the gentleman took it to the Unviersity and discovered it was an orginal and worth allot..but, also, the treaty became known and the Indian tribes sued Mass. but mainly USA for their land (maine) and went to the supreme court and won///

so, usa gave the 3 tribes...$85 million and land for their treaty claims...i worked on the Ocean part of the Passamoquoodies, after they started returning back there..as they were scattered throughout the East coast and america ..and also, have a forest divison.....

Holy cow!

[DairyFarmer 1]

What was Howard's reasoning for that exactly?

I don't even think he knows.