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Apology
Submitted by editor on Wed, 02/13/2008 - 07:52.
Since the 19th Century, Aborigines in Australia have suffered under a policy of assimilation.
As a result of this, the Aborigine community in Australia, which makes up about 2 per cent of the population, has had above normal infant mortality rates and drug abuse and alcoholism issues that has been caused mainly by the fact that the community has a very high unemployment rate compared to the rest of the country.
Yesterday, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologized in parliament to all of the Aborigines who had suffered and were suffering because of discriminatory law setting by previous governments.
This apology was broadcast across the nation and most Australians felt that it was the right thing to do, even though many thought that it had come to late and should have been backed up with compensation.
However, Prime Minister Rudd also pledged to help the Aborigine community to lower its unemployment rate, increase its life expectancy rate and solve many of the social problems that have been caused by this.
One of the hardest things to do is to apologise. Even harder than this, however, is to apologise on someone else's behalf with the intention of righting past wrongs that you feel were unjust.
What actions have you, or someone else done, that you feel regret for and how can you go about making it better?
Since the 19th Century, Aborigines in Australia have suffered under a policy of assimilation.As a result of this, the Aborigine community in Australia, which makes up about 2 per cent of the population, has had above normal infant mortality rates and drug abuse and alcoholism issues that has been caused mainly by the fact that the community has a very high unemployment rate compared to the rest of the country.
Yesterday, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologized in parliament to all of the Aborigines who had suffered and were suffering because of discriminatory law setting by previous governments.
This apology was broadcast across the nation and most Australians felt that it was the right thing to do, even though many thought that it had come to late and should have been backed up with compensation.
However, Prime Minister Rudd also pledged to help the Aborigine community to lower its unemployment rate, increase its life expectancy rate and solve many of the social problems that have been caused by this.
One of the hardest things to do is to apologise. Even harder than this, however, is to apologise on someone else's behalf with the intention of righting past wrongs that you feel were unjust.
What actions have you, or someone else done, that you feel regret for and how can you go about making it better?
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