The Politics/Religion/Conspiracies Deathmatch Thread

[GazFish35]

But serious question: in your mind exactly what did Rudds apology achieve? and do you think it has made things better/worse or the same for indigenous Australians?

It was no silver bullet, but it's opened dialogue and improved understanding within younger generations.
Sadly, not in all areas of the nation.

I had the privilege of watching the apology in a room with 400+ kids of varying cultural backgrounds and a number of aboriginal community leaders and the profound impact it had on the individuals in the room - many directly impacted by the stolen generations - can not be understated, nor the impact it had the collective understanding of the impacts the government policies had and still have on aboriginal people.

It's was a very important step forward for improving things for Aboriginal Australians.