> From: "tim dunlop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "RecOzNet2" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [recoznet2] pm or PM?
> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 14:24:13 -0000
> Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 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 enthus>
> Tim
> ====================
> FROM THE PMs OFFICE
>
> MOTION OF RECONCILIATION
>
> That this House:
>
> (a) reaffirms its whole-hearted commitment to the cause of reconciliation
> between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians as an important national
> priority for all Australians;
>
> (b) recognising the achievements of the Australian nation, commits to work
> together to strengthen the bonds that unite us, to respect and appreciate
> our differences, and to build a fair and prosperous future in which we can
> all share;
>
> (c) reaffirms the central importance of practical measures leading to
> practical results that address the profound economic and social disadvantage
> which continues to be experienced by many indigenous Australians;
>
> (d) recognises the importance of understanding the shared history of
> indigenous and non-indigenous Australians and the need to acknowledge openly
> the wrongs and injustices of Australia's past;
>
> (e) acknowledges that the mistreatment of many indigenous Australians over a
> significant period represents the most blemished chapter in our national
> history;
>
> (f) expresses its deep and sincere regret that indigenous Australians
> suffered injustices under the practices of past generations, and for the
> hurt and trauma that many indigenous people continue to feel as a
> consequence of those practices; and
>
> (g) believes that we, having achieved so much as a nation, can now move
> forward together for the benefit of all Australians.
>
>
> 26 August 1999
>
>
>
and every year and every budget they cut into Aboriginal education
initiatives, the only meaningful way of addressing 2 centuries of
inequity. Sorry? He is sorry that any Aboriginal people survived.
Peter Tremain
Winan-Gidyal Aboriginal Education Centre,
Charles Sturt University, Murray.
Ph 0260 516706
Fax 0260 516865
Fax 060 516865
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