Many Aboriginal people who were taken from their families as children are preparing to sue the government for compensation. This has caused alarm, with claims that it will be too expensive. Yet there was no problem finding the funds to compensate gun owners who had to give up their guns under recent legislation. Instead of the federal government sitting down with Aboriginal people to negotiate a settlement, it would seem that Aboriginal people will have to fight for their rights via the slow and expensive judicial institutions. This process has already started.
Recent statistics show the disadvantage of Aboriginal people in Australia today.
The life expectancy for Aborigines is 15 - 20 years below that of the general population. Infectious diseases are 12 times higher than the Australian average. Indigenous people are 17.3 times more likely to be arrested, 14.7 times more likely to be imprisoned, and 16.6 times more likely to die in custody than non-indigenous Australians. Juveniles aged between 10 yrs to 17 yrs are 21 times more likely to be in a juvenile detention centre thanthe rest of the population at that age. The racist colonists.