WHAT DO OUR POLITICIANS THINK?
Lowitja O’Donoghue has never made a more outspoken or passionate speech than the one we have published here for the 10th Anniversary of Bringing Them Home, the report on the stolen generations. And we mark the 40th anniversary of the 1967 “Aboriginal referendum” with Larissa Behrendt’s article about how hopes for social justice have been left unfulfilled.
Justice for Aboriginal Australians is at yet another of its crucial turning points. Nothing is more important for the well being of our country.
Therefore I have contacted all federal MPs and Senators seeking a brief comment about the issues raised and we will post the responses we receive on this site.
About Rt Hon Malcolm Fraser
Malcolm Fraser was Prime Minister of Australia from 1975 to 1983. He had previously served in various junior and senior Ministerial portfolios after entering the Federal Parliament in 1955.
As Prime Minister, Malcolm Fraser welcomed refugees from Vietnam and elsewhere, led international condemnation of the apartheid regime in South Africa, moved to recognize aboriginal land rights, championed the cause of multi-culturalism (including the establishment of SBS Broadcasting) and developed significant strategic relationships with Asian and sub-continent nations.
He remains a prominent member of the InterAction Council. He was Chairman of CARE Australia from 1987 to 2001, President of CARE International from 1990 to 1995. In 2000 Malcolm Fraser was awarded the Australian Human Rights Medal.
He is a prolific writer, columnist and speaker on human rights issues.
Other articles by Malcolm Fraser
- Time for an honest debate
- I wonder what happened to the ethical Israel I used to know
- Talking to Hamas is essential for progress
- Balanced policy the only way to peace
- How do we move forward with Indigenous Australians?
- Protecting Australians from Terrorism
- Is this what we want for our country?
- Vote to Restore a Decent Australia
- A Virus in the Body Politic
- The Death Penalty: Where is the Moral Leadership?
- Sacrificing People for Politics
- Let Tampa Day Remind Us
- Who is Behind this Abuse of Power?
- Bi-partisan Neglect
- A Plan with no Planning
- Where are the true Liberals?
- Injustice for someone else
- The US, Australia and David Hicks: Abandoning the Rule of Law
- Politics Overrides the Rule of Law
- Your Passport
- The Measurement of Justice
- The US has Prejudged Hicks’ guilt
- Hatred as an Instrument of War
- We need new priorities
- Is this the politics of race?
- Which values?
- We’re all responsible for this Government’s inhumanity
- Why AustraliansAll.com.au, and why right now
- Hope for David Hicks?
- Human Rights and Responsibilities in the Age of Terror
- Who Matters? How Many?
- Thoughts on the Current Situation
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