Here is an extract of an ABC item on what Pat Dodson had to say:
"The former chair of the Reconciliation Council,
Patrick Dodson, has condemned the resolution,
saying it does little to advance reconcilitation.
"When people pass away in our society we cry
with them. We siddown and we cry with the
>From what Howard is saying it is obvious he hasn't learnt anything at all. He
still doesn't understand and is defending the 'well-meaning' and the present
generation.
Daryl Melham is right - this is a political deal.
Trudy
ABC News:
Thu, 26 Aug 1999 15:32 AEST
Motion not enough: Beazley
Source: SMH | Published: Thursday August 26 1:22:50 PM
Opposition Leader Kim Beazley today said Prime Minister John Howard did
not go far enough with his expression of
deep and sincere regret to indigenous Australians.
Mr Beazley moved
Greens senator attacks PM over apology issue
Source: AAP | Published: Thursday August 26 10:35:26 AM
Australian Greens Senator Bob Brown has accused Prime Minister John
Howard of failing as a leader on the issue of
an apology to the stolen generation.
"He cannot
This was Howard at his most insincere. A
politician as experienced and professional as he is was unable to even fake
interest in the subject of his speechAboriginal Australians.
I have never seen him speak with less conviction---nor has
Peter Costello---he yawned the whole way through
Stolen generation [sic] members dismiss Howard's apology
Source: AAP | Published: Thursday August 26 2:47:49 PM
Members of the stolen generation today reacted angrily to Prime Minister
John Howard's expression of regret in
federal parliament, saying it did not go far eno
My first impression is that this 'motion' has the same depth of sincerity
as Howard's description of Michael Hutchins as 'a great Australian product'
was an expression of condolence.
There seems to be an unseemly haste about the whole thing. Could it
be that Howard realises he is running out of
No, no, no. There's a huge gap between clause (f) and clause (g)
in Howard's parliamentary motion. That's where the apology has
to go. Regret is not apology. Even remorse, which would be a far
better word than "regret", is not apology. This motion is just a
shallow motherhood statement i
At 12:24 AM 27/8/99, tim dunlop wrote:
(extract from PM's motion)
>(d) recognises the importance of understanding the shared history of
>indigenous and non-indigenous Australians .;
"Shared history" is an interesting phrase. Presumably it is meant to convey
some sort of commonality. Some o
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> Just saw Howard deliver this motion and speech to the Parliament. I'm ve
Just saw Howard deliver this motion and speech to the
Parliament. I'm very confused about the whole thing. He seemed
reasonably sincere and given what at is at stake - and given the apparent
enthusiasm with which people like Lowitja O'Donahue are embracing his 'change of
heart' - I feel in
Court rules against stolen generation woman in test case
AAP -- A 56-year-old member of the stolen generation today lost her test court
case against the
state of New South Wales.
In a 432-page judgment, Supreme Court judge Justice Alan Abadee found there was
no common law
duty of care imposed o
http://search.aph.gov.au/search/ParlInfo.ASP?action=view&item=129&from=browse&path=Chamber/Senate+Hansard/1999/Spring/25+August+1999&items=146
Aden Ridgeway's maiden speech can be read at the above URL
For anyone without web access, contact me for a copy.
Trudy
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http://www.smh.com.au/news/9908/26/text/letters.html
For letters on the 'apology' have a look at the above URL
Trudy
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The Australian Government is obviously intending to downplay and mislead public
opinion on the recent decsion by CERD (Committee
on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination). The Australian Government
considers:
"The CERD decision was in line with what we had hoped for. Originally it was
said
Hi Liam,
Bruce got the group together. He is just leaving the NT and will be back in the
Illawarra on Monday. I will
pass your message on to the group and see what they think you could do while there.
Trudy
Liam wrote:
> I'm gonna be in the NT around the 20th with school, anything I can do whi
I'm gonna be in the NT around the 20th with school, anything I can do while
I'm there? I've written letters/emails/etc...I figure while I'm there I
might as well get some work done, eh? I'm not sure how far north I'm
going...probably only as far as Alice Springs..
is Bruce Reyburn running this ca
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