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Friday, January 27, 2012

A Violent Mob Doesn't Help Advance Anyone's Case.


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Yesterday’s comments by Tony Abbott fired up some intense protests by some members of the Aboriginal community Tent Embassy,
So I think most Australians will be asking what did Tony Abbott say that was so controversial?

Well basically he said what most Australians think.
Times have changed.  Things have been greatly improved for Aborigines in Australia since the Tent Embassy protest was set up on January 27th 1972. 40 years ago today

He said it’s time to move on.

He didn’t actually say close it down but that was how it seems to have been taken and frankly I’d say many Australians consider the Tent Embassy as a someone curious oddity.

Now 40 years later things are significantly different, and there are still a few tough issues that linger as a reminder that there is still some work to be done.

Not the least of which is the us and them approach, and I can’t help but thinking that it is probably time for that attitude to be left behind as well.

Sure when the British first landed and started to settle Australia where you were born, how you were raised and your skin colour were all very important,
but does it help anyone for us to continue dividing Australia based on those criteria?

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I’m Michael Robinson


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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

UN's Comments - A Boat Load of Danger for Refugees


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Tony Abbott has been refocusing his attention to get the message out of late that a Coalition government would turn the refugee boats back.

What I find interesting about this is the that United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, among others, has criticised the Abbott approach.

While we can understand the UN’s position is to remind Australia that they want us to take refugees it is important that the UN and other refugee advocates don’t get so caught up in their own message that they forget reality.


The reality is that people are not only at risk of dying when they get into these dangerous, leaky, over crowded vessels but many have died trying to get to Australia in this way.

Tony Abbott is saying he is going to use every resource available to Australia to protect those vulnerable and desperate people, to protect them, and their children, to keep them safe and protect their lives.

He is saying he will work to stop uncaring criminals from taking their money and sending them out to sea in the hope that Australia might rescue their sinking vessel before they drown.

For that the UN criticises him?


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