What are the key social and political issues for Australias indigenous people that need to be resolved?
Watson: The key political issues are native title, the need for a treaty, political empowerment through formation of a political party that will contest state and federal seats, the stolen generations issue and the implementation of the 339 recommendations of the deaths in custody royal commission. The major social issues are health, housing, education and employment. Since the Howard government was elected in 1996, Aboriginal living standards and wages have fallen markedly. This has been worsened by the effects of the goods and services tax, which has hit black communities worst of all. Scott: If Aboriginal people don’t have the right to life in Australia, are being murdered and hung by white officers in police or prison cells across Australia and the government authorities cover for the murders, what are we to do? My husband was unlawfully incarcerated 60 days on remand for allegedly swearing, then murdered and hanged. Kartinyeri: Where do you start? The prime minister refusing to sa
