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lederhosenNot much to say about the apology that hasn't already been said; words are only a part of what needs to be done, but at least it's a start. I'm pleased that four of Australia's five living ex-prime-ministers saw fit to participate - and if the fifth would rather stay away, so be it. Let him fall into the dustbin of history all the sooner.
Speaking of yesterday's men, I am a little baffled by this article by Tony Abbott:
Apologising for past wrongs won't, of itself, address the substance abuse and family violence that mean some remote indigenous townships resemble Somalia without guns. It should mean, though, the people most determined to make a difference are no longer regarded as insensitive or even racist at heart.
Am I reading this wrong, or does Abbott's essay boil down to "we're apologising because it makes us look good, not because we actually believe there's anything to be sorry for"?
Speaking of yesterday's men, I am a little baffled by this article by Tony Abbott:
Apologising for past wrongs won't, of itself, address the substance abuse and family violence that mean some remote indigenous townships resemble Somalia without guns. It should mean, though, the people most determined to make a difference are no longer regarded as insensitive or even racist at heart.
Am I reading this wrong, or does Abbott's essay boil down to "we're apologising because it makes us look good, not because we actually believe there's anything to be sorry for"?
