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May 20, 2006

This distresses me. The nature of the violence to children and women----- they are routinely raped, set alight, mutilated and murdered---- is beyond my experience and comprehension.

I don't buy the culture argument. The traditional culture--ie., Aboriginal culture practices do not benefit the victim. These practices benefit, more often than not, the offender.

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Bruce Petty

Another summit is not need on this.

| Posted by Gary Sauer-Thompson at 11:57 PM | | Comments (2)
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I agree a summit is a political solution, not an empirical one.

Cameron,
Mal Brough, The Indigneous Affairs Minister, was in Parliament today saying the summit he called for was meant to be non-political, based on goodwill and unity, and concerned with an action agenda.

The partisan tone of the House changed during his reply to a dorothy dixer in the House---so maybe something good may come of it. Maybe the demonising of aborigines will stop?

Brough's contribution was about the rule of law applying to everyone and people need to be supported in speaking out against the violence. He said he was prepared to put in more resources but law and order was a state problem.