[Dialogue] Fw: Sky News Australia: Sorry poll. Please vote.

[Robyn & John Hutchinson]

Colleagues, more links

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Hello again:


The apology business is making headlines.  Not sure if you've seen the blog on the Daily Tele website:
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/comments/0,22058,23117918-5001021,00.html . My post has not come up; so maybe it is closed.  However you could still send your comments to the editor.


Unfortunately the Rudd Government is watching for reactionary opinion like the stuff on this blog and will be unduly influenced by it unless we do something.  


Right now, Sky News is running their own poll.  Please make your views known.  Go to and vote NOW: 
http://www.skynews.com.au/




Rudd signals Feb 12 to say 'sorry'


January 28, 2008


PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd will reportedly make an apology to Aboriginal people
when federal parliament opens next month.
On Australia Day Mr Rudd named race relations between indigenous and non-
indigenous Australians as one of the nation's great challenges.


Furthermore, he told guests at the Lodge on Saturday night he wanted indigenous
people to be "full participants" in society, rather than marginalised
Australians, News
Ltd reports.


It says while Mr Rudd has ruled out paying compensation to Aboriginal people who
were removed from their families as part of the stolen generation, moves are
underway for the "sorry" declaration to come on February 12 when new MPs
formally take their seats in parliament.


The former Howard government refused to apologise to the stolen generation, a
decision that marred race relations but gained the Liberal leader widespread
backing, News Ltd says.


AAP


http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23119478-601,00.html

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