Australian govt's Aborigine policy branded as 'tokenism'

Barnett backs Abbott on 'tokenism'
ABC Online - ‎1 hour ago‎
The Premier has joined a number of Federal Liberal MPs in questioning the value of acknowledging traditional ownership at every public event. ...

Abbott sparks row over indigenous owners
Sydney Morning Herald - Crystal Ja - ‎2 hours ago‎
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has sparked a war of words over the need to acknowledge traditional owners of land by claiming it was "out-of-place tokenism". ...

Australian govt's Aborigine policy branded as 'tokenism'
Ireland Online - ‎3 hours ago‎
The Australian government's policy of acknowledging the nation's indigenous people came under fire from the federal opposition leader, who criticised it as ...
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"There's a place for this in the right circumstances, but certainly there are many occasions when it does look like tokenism," Mr Abbott said on Monday. "To do it as a matter of course, to do it automatically, it does just look like formalism."
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Acknowledging Aborigines as traditional owners of Australia is 'tokenism' says ...
Times Online - Anne Barrowclough - ‎3 hours ago‎
Tony Abbot, the outspoken and often controversial leader of the Australian Liberal party has risked offending the country's Aborigines by accusing Kevin ...

Macklin says indigenous 'welcome ceremonies' are important to Australians
The Australian - Joe Kelly - ‎4 hours ago‎
Jenny Macklin, Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. Picture: Bill Mcauley Source: Herald Sun JENNY Macklin has ...

Australian says Aborigine recognition is tokenism
The Associated Press - Tanalee Smith - ‎5 hours ago‎
ADELAIDE, Australia — A government routine of acknowledging Australia's indigenous people was criticized as mere political correctness Monday by the federal ...
Abbott 'lost' on aboriginal acknowledgment
ABC Online - ‎6 hours ago‎
A Tasmanian Indigenous group has criticised the Federal Opposition Leader's comments in which he said that acknowledging the traditional owners of the land ...
'Recognition not tokenism': Aboriginal groups
ABC Online - ‎6 hours ago‎
Aboriginal groups have rejected claims by the federal Opposition leader Tony Abbott that acknowledging the traditional owners of land at official functions ...

Criticism for Abbott's 'tokenism' comments
ABC Online - Kirsty Nancarrow

ED'S NOTE.

Once again all the above articles have no room for comments from the public. This country just breeds racists and encourages hatred.