The Sydney Morning Herald
Letters: (extract)
Pearson is walking the right track
Congratulations to Noel Pearson.When are we going to listen to the
bleeding obvious, or will we continue to keep our heads in the sand
and let another generation of Aborigines slip into dependency?
W.F. Haining, Burwood, August 16.
Some, such as Noel Pearson, drink at the fountain of wisdom - others,
such as John Howard, just gargle.
Vincent Scoppa, Leichhardt, August 16.
Michelle Grattan's report on the speech by Noel Pearson in the Herald
today is a vindication of Pauline Hanson's stand. Some of the
remarks he made, like "Aboriginal legal aid is part of the criminal
justice industry", could have come straight out of her maiden speech. It
is about time our Liberal and Labor politicians apologised for all the
times they have dumped on her for simply telling the truth.
Bob Vinnicombe, Sefton, August 16.
Could Noel Pearson, and Geoff Clark, as portrayed in today's Herald be
representatives of the same people? Pearson's so poignant and
positive - as aligned to G. Clark's bellicosity. A mere $245 million
extra per year, plus an additional $4 billion for housing. I think John
Winston will be moved to say, sorry.
G. O'Gorman, Binalong, August 16.
Something strange is happening in the Herald with Aboriginal issues.
Every event seems to be reported with maximum anti-Government spin, then
a few days later your commentators tell us something
different.
And there seems to be something going on behind the scenes that isn't
being reported in the Herald. Noel Pearson is telling us that
welfare is poison. Where did that come from? If John Herron had said it,
would there have been a very different reaction?
A hundred years from now, people will look back and say that these were
the most important issues facing Australia in the year 2000.
Your readers deserve better. We don't want advocacy, we want someone to
tell us what is actually happening.
Jack Egan, Double Bay, August 15.
The tragedy of "Babies sent off to sleep with a sniff of petrol"
(Herald, August 15) illustrates the sort of dilemma that DOCS often
faces.
Are the children moved to an environment where this doesn't happen, or
are they left because they could be the next "stolen generation"?
And, if they aren't moved, what are the possible implications of that?
It's a no-win situation - for the children, the parents, the family,
DOCS and for society. DOCS is probably the one that will get the
biggest caning from everyone - but they work in a very difficult area.
Chris Wood, Wahroonga, August 16.
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