4.97 Prejudiced attitudes provide a major barrier to full participation in Australian life by indigenous people.
Negative stereotypes continue to be part of the reality that indigenous people face.
There is great ignorance about Aboriginal life and achievements in Australian by the wider community. The two go hand in hand. 4.98 Social Justice will only be achieved if, at the end of the day, there is a wide understanding of the issues involved by the whole community. Only by a concerted effort to create understanding and avoid misunderstandings will underlying support be generated for the recommendations of this report. The NSW Aboriginal Education Consultative Group stated in its submission, 'the main challenge in achieving social justice in education is to counteract racism.