Amigos,
Once again let me dwell on Closing the Gap.
Am only halfway through reading Kieran Finnane’s recently launched book ‘Peace Crimes’ so am not yet ready to write about Closing Pine Gap.
The latest flicker of hope is offered by the Morrison Government.
In a 30th June 2020 Media Release Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the new Closing the Gap agreement is an historic achievement.
“Today finally marks a new chapter in our efforts to close the gap – one built on mutual trust, shared responsibility, dignity and respect,”.
For the first time, a National Agreement has been developed in genuine partnership between Australian governments and the Coalition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peak Organisations (the Coalition of Peaks)
The 47 page agreement includes:
Outcome 12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are not over represented in the child protection system…
Data Development: Explore options to measure and report: • measures of culturally competent child protection response: o National Compliance Framework for the ATSICPP that is consistent with indicators being developed by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), in collaboration with the Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC), Child and Family Services (CAFS) Strategic Information Group (SIG) and Children and Families Data Network (CAFDAN), across jurisdictions, to fully measure the five elements of the ATSICPP: prevention, placement, partnership, participation and connection.
A cause for optimism me thinks (ACFOMT) at last something that makes eminent sense (ALSTMES)
So what shall we do?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11po9xKBsbw Oliver (“Tuku” ) Mtukudzi
An often expressed sentiment in Yuendumu:
Yampiyalu-ngampa (Leave Us Alone) (YNLUA)
Adios