Here we have an intricate web of problems that go back more than two hundred years, and the late twentieth century is called upon to act on behalf of generations on both sides. But only when we are ready, and without histrionics or bullying. Only if we are unwise, and if we want to divide the Australian people further. Definitely, with more listening and less talking, and until we are comfortable with an agreed yachloku. But the issue is wider than land rights, crucial though that is.
Aboriginal reconciliation is about more than land.
Whether this three-point plan is even partially satisfied by the Wik ten points needs more and calmer thinking and rethinking. Political rhetoric and scaremongering are not the answer. This is surely not the way of wisdom. The three-point Jewish plan, rephrased in whatever terms you wish, is a moral duty we owe to the aborigines, yes. Fortunately, despite the hype of the Wik controversy there are good, humane attitudes building up among Australians.