sorry , and before the karma starts to fly this is not intended for anyone in particular , but , I've learned over the years that the British are the biggest 'tut-tutters' in the world. Complaining , moralizing and sticking their noses into other countries problems , often times before looking into their own mirror .
Last I heard Australia was an Independant country, with strong Republican tendancies, no longer ruled by the 'the Great White Queen over the Water' she may still appear on the postage stamps and banknotes but thats it.
How Australia treats it indigenous population is no one's business but Australia's, the 'Anglo Australians' have lived alongside the aborigines long enough to know what works . Most 'developed' countries which have native indigenous populations know that there is an inevitable clash of cultures and for good or bad the ones in charge write the rule book .
Here in the U.S. Native Americans have big problems with alcohol abuse , (its a genetic thing about how enzymes absorb differently into the bloodstream) , a few years back I was in Anchorage Alaska for the Iditorod dog-sled race and it was 'shocking' to see so many Aleuts and Eskimos passed out drunk in shop doorways after the bars had closed, (February is COLD in Alaska) fortunatly the local police have a system in place where they patrol the town with heated 'paddy wagons' to collect these folks an save their lives, they are released with no charges as soon as they sober up the next day, other Americans usually get a 'drunk in public' citation.
I think the folks who complain about the Australian Govts treatment of Aborigines should just take a step back and ask themselves what would they do , would you knowingly let a 'stone-age' culture/race drink itself out of existance out of some fear that you were violating their 'Human Rights' or do you think they should be kept on 'reservations' like animals in a zoo.
