Oh yeah, Doug, Kathy Marks does OK in her piece.
She omits the ruling-out of compensation to the victims of the aboriginal
'stolen generation'.
However some state govts may do this, more or less.
Marks concludes:
So has Australia undergone a fundamental change?
Yes...
* A sense of fair play and decency, which was absent during the Howard
years, has returned
* Kevin Rudd has abolished policies that earned Australia international
condemnation
* The historical significance of the apology to Aboriginal people cannot be
underestimated
No...
* The new feel-good sentiment is fragile, and could evaporate as quickly as
it materialised
* The government remains committed to turning back refugees at sea
* The national scandal of Aboriginal life expectancy, 17 years behind other
Australians, remains
Her three Noes are big ones, and could be added to.
But several new ministers seem to be doing good things...
Thanks for the ref, Doug.
Max
On 21/2/08 8:14 AM, "Douglas Barbour" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> The Independent has good things to say about Australia's new PM: what
> do the Aussie poets think?
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> http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/the-big-question-after-thr
> ee-months-in-power-how-has-kevin-rudd-changed-australia-784366.html
>
> Doug
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> St. As Is.
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