One problem – no-one, including within the media, ever stopped to ask Aboriginal people if they actually wanted a ‘Prime Minister for Indigenous Affairs’, and in particular whether or not they wanted Abbott. As it turns out, they apparently don’t. Believe it or not, there is a simple way to get a broad feel for Aboriginal voting aspirations. All you need do is look at booths around Australia that are identifiably Aboriginal. That mainstream media are too lazy to invest the time and do this (it took me just four hours to analyse 48 identifiably Aboriginal booths) speaks some volumes about how effectively the rights and interests of Aboriginal people are served by that other pillar of democracy – a free and informed press. In any case, here are the facts, writes CHRIS GRAHAM.
Posted on: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 04:51:02 +0000
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