Right on here. Australia sounds like a great place to be!

Similarly, I live in a city with a name that literally translates to "The Crosses". Our city logo is 3 Crosses.... Some guy sued the city because he thought it was offensive. I say, then don't move here dill hole!

Thanks for the people that aren't so worried about politically correct!

Great blog! It's nice to see that the Australian way is being kept alive :)

Tthanks toridon & Kellie1979 for commenting on my blog I'm still learning about blogging and this site.

You are kidding. You're having a laugh. The land was stolen from the aboriginal peoples, whose lives, never mind cultures, were certainly not respected. Moreover, its not even like this is simply history; its still going on now. Consider if you will the statistics on health, education, economic well-being, and life expectancy, comparing the aboriginal peoples with the general population. If that was happening to another social group, there would be an outcry and immediate steps would be taken to remedy the situation.

The land was stolen from the aboriginies but into today's society that is hardley relevant. Everyone throughout the world is where they are simply because their ancestors have defeated others, even the aboriginies were the same, weaker tribes were wiped out, at that time the fittest survived morality didn't exist.
I do concede that atrocities have been committed to them in the past, kids were still being taken in 1970.
Their life expectancy has dropped from somwhere in 70's before whites to now 50's, their education is very little and this affects their economic well-being later on.
But ask yourself this when do we ask these Australians to stand on their own two feet and be counted. There are aboriginies out there working, studying having ago but they are the minority and maybe its the same for the trouble makers but I don't know for certain so I won't comment.
The children in the cities have the same access to schools as the white people the choice is on them & their parents to encourage them. The crimes they commit is there a white man saying do it, I don't think so, whats scary is that the kids know more about the law then any other subject at school.
Steps are being taken to remedy these things crimes,health, education but in the end it is up to the individual to take charge of they're own life. Aboriginal culture is starting to be introduced into some schools and I think that is great.
I don't agree with the apology, I didn't commit these crimes neither did you or most whites alive today but an apology was given and I don't think it made a difference one bit, the simple fact is and it sounds racist is that while the aboriginies are welfare dependant which our system hasn't helped, have no respect for the law or peoples property I think most people are over these cries for help from them saying how bad they've been treated its never their fault they have been discriminated against people are over it.
They want respect they have to earn it in my books just like everyone else no matter their race.

You apparently do not even listen to yourself. Here is what you claim to be a basic principle: "What we ask for and I think rightly so is that if you imigrate to a country like Australia, I say bring your culture share it with us but don't force it on us or try to change our customs, remember you came hear not the other way round" These are your words. Yet did the Europeans offer to share their culture? Or did they force on the people? Did they remember they were the immigrants? The intruders in another's land? Double standards is a phrase that springs to mind.

By the way, who do you think the aboriginal people displaced? Is there any historical evidence of such events? Or are you just trying to say they are as genocidal as you?

I haven't disagreed with anything you have said even agreed with it.
Basically in my reply earlier to sum it up in general is with the aboriginal issue how can a nation move forward into hopefully a more united future if the past keeps holding us back.
How long does society have to keep paying for past mistakes.
I look at it as thou every time they're given remuneration whether thru money, land, or apologies is another way to hold society back, if a person has someone very dear to them what does most people say to them, grieve for them, remeber them but also let them go so you can move forward is it not the same here remeber the past,acknowledge what was done but move on, society will stay divided everytime something happens then this issue is brought up and all hell breaks loose all over again, it is an issue which is held over today's societies head like a bat.
It is an interesting issue where everyone has different points of views, hell our deputy prime minister's view on it was Australia was settled not invaded, I disagree with that in simple terms Europeans invaded this country.

The other section I never said that the Aboriginal people displaced anyone I said that the stronger tribes killed weaker tribes, to take that as them and me being genocidal is ridiculous. To call me genocidal I have to laugh at it I have no intent what so ever to destroy the aboriginal people and as for aboriginies killing aboriginies unless there was either some religious discrepancy it can't be genocide.
If you look at the correct termonolgy of genocide the first Europeans and even those who took part in taking the aboriginal children well thats classified as genocide.