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I am appalled at the strategies being used by the government to prevent child abuse in the Far North. Are they going to withhold the welfare payments of all the white children who also do not attend school, many of whom are ALSO abused sexually and emotionally? Where is the rationale for this discrimination? Those of us who work in the welfare sector know it is bound for failure as an intervention.
Penny Moody Vic 3rd November 2007
At the heart of all action for wellbeing must be respect and compassion for the humanity of the peoples involved. The government action although appearing concerned, is in fact, an ignorant act. Not embracing the long-term needs or role of white Australian history in the current plight of many indigenous communities. Its not until one acknowledges a wrong that a right is meaningful. Best wishes.
Mike Sowerby WA 3rd November 2007
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