Thursday, October 27, 2005

Noel Pearson: Working towards peace and prosperity

Noel Pearson: Working towards peace and prosperity

October 26, 2005
IN mainstream Australia, we have a strong and enviable set of institutions that includes a representative political process, a sound judicial system and a set of national social norms that are egalitarian and encourage innovation and dynamism. But the experience of Cape York indigenous Australians with such institutions can sometimes be radically different from the mainstream, and can impose a high-level constraint on their opportunity to lead a rich and fulfilling life.

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