aborigines must get jobs: abbott

Now this is a breath of fresh air so different from the constant goobledook trotted out by the self appointed Friends of the Indigenous Industry. What a relief to see soemeone prepared to stick their neck out and state the bleeding obvious. From today's Channel 9 News:


"Tony Abbott says indigenous Australians must get jobs even if it means picking up rubbish.

Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says indigenous Australians must get jobs, even if it means picking up rubbish.

Indigenous adults and children alike must be engaged in work and education, Mr Abbott told the Australia Unlimited conference of business leaders in Melbourne.

"So many people are spending so much money and time and effort to make a difference and the progress is so painfully slow," Mr Abbott said on Wednesday.

"We just have to get the kids to school. They just have to go.

"And similarly with the adults. There may not be a great job for them but whatever there is, they just have to do it.

"And if it's picking up rubbish around the community, it just has to be done."

Mr Abbott, who described himself as a "moderate, reasonably sensitive, contemporary Australian", said he did not wish to impose his own standards on communities but suggested they might be universal standards that every human could aspire to.

"We have to come up with what are practical, achievable solutions and then we have got to take the public with us."

Now come on Julia, let's see if you truly care about the welfare of the indigenous community!