[Green-Activist] Indigenous city housing scrapped

[Anne Goddard]

Forwarding a part thread....
well worthy of a read.
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: Kaylene O'Loughlin
To: Redfern-Waterloo at yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 2:04 PM
Subject: RE: [BULK] Fw: [Redfern-W] Indigenous city housing scrapped


That is true what Mal Brough said People in positions of authority quite 
often decide well I'm taking the best house for my family.  I when I live in 
Adelaide judgment was made on me and my children that I would be better 
living in a category 3 house who were they judge me on how I lived I was 
clean then some of the board member that was elected and they gave their own 
family good home and good home. We think white people are against us some 
time this is not true own our people are our worst enemies and when 
government give us money to better our communities our people abuse it and 
help our community go into closure

I have a cousin living in Adelaide in which I visit Xmas time. They took her 
security screen door last year early in the year of 2006 to get fix and was 
to return it that afternoon or the following day it is now 2007 and she 
still has not got her screen door when you ring them you talk to a machine 
and you still wait , renovation , paint for her home after living in your 
home for 10 year it should be re painted  or the quick to collect the rent 
but fixing up your home hang in there for a couple of year they jump when 
they are ready and why do things take so long

Mal Brough should not stop the money from going into indigenous community 
housing organizations in cities because does he understand the waiting time 
and no private restate do not like to take on Indigenous tenants .He should 
built more flats, and indigenous people have to  pay rent / keep your house 
clean / live quite and respect other . Or get kick out. BUT what for they 
only more in with family overcrowding come in to effect. Our people have to 
learn and stop looking for people to feel sorry for them we own this country 
in our hearts and mind we live the way we what to live we have a culture. 
But in a good way we have to live and help our children to became strong 
people not abuse sick and shame I talking about what I learnt "through life 
and I am allow to speak my mind and what I feel and think only the people 
that do the shit or dirty work should talk on these issues not the people up 
top they don't live here and don't tell the truth you have community meeting 
but nothing get done

A Minister Job is a good job for him he get a lot of money and well notices 
in public and he try hard and people that are not satisfied in what he does.
He thinks he is doing the right thing.  But never mind what he does nothing 
is right BUT Mr. Howard want to clean his own back yard up first Australia 
and then respect the first people that really own Australia (Aboriginals) 
first the queen get all our money live a good life don't have to worry about 
a cent Mr. Howard too don't have to worry about a cent and they can make 
judgment on indigenous people what money we will received and what organ 
station will be close.

The Minster really wants to look at what they are doing to Australia people 
I'm talking about the owners of this place.  I so proud of our indigenous 
leaders that fight for us and they too would have a struggle on there hands 
fight for the people and also getting let down

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From: Redfern-Waterloo at yahoogroups.com 
[mailto:Redfern-Waterloo at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ray jackson
Sent: Thursday, 22 February 2007 9:07 AM
To: recoznettwo at green.net.au
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Subject: [BULK] Fw: [Redfern-W] Indigenous city housing scrapped
Importance: Low

where does this leave the block and the ahc plans??

fkj

Ray Jackson
President
Indigenous Social Justice Association Inc.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Kirky
To: Ab Housin
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 2:46 AM
Subject: [Redfern-W] Indigenous city housing scrapped

Indigenous city housing scrapped
Patricia Karvelas
February 22, 2007
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21266554-2702,00.html
PUBLIC housing for Aborigines in cities will be scrapped under a radical 
Howard government proposal to be put to cabinet.
Indigenous Affairs Minister Mal Brough said yesterday indigenous housing was 
being rorted and that he wanted a system based not on the colour of people's 
skin but rather on how much money they had.

He said he was drafting a proposal to redirect the money to remote 
Aboriginal housing instead, abolishing Aboriginal-specific public housing in 
cities.

While Labor and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social justice 
commissioner Tom Calma attacked the move as unfair, Mr Brough, who has 
recently completed a review of Aboriginal public housing, said the system 
was being abused.

"What I'm saying is that you should be judged on your economic circumstances 
if you are living in urban Australia and not the colour of your skin," Mr 
Brough said.

Under the proposal, more than 600 Indigenous Community Housing Organisations 
in cities would no longer receive public money to buy more houses or 
maintain their existing stock.

Labor indigenous affairs spokeswoman Jenny Macklin accused the Howard 
Government of making it harder for urban Aborigines.

"It's about making sure there's enough housing for indigenous and low-income 
Australians, not playing politics," Ms Macklin said.

"The majority of indigenous Australians live in urban areas - Mal Brough 
shouldn't give up on their housing needs."

The move to change urban housing arrangements for Aborigines comes as the 
Government pressures Queensland to change its laws to allow Aborigines to 
own their own homes on communal land.

Prominent Aboriginal leader Noel Pearson backs the moves towards private 
ownership but Mr Calma has accused the Government of being obsessed with the 
views of a few Aboriginal leaders, including Mr Pearson.

But Mr Brough said: "People in positions of authority quite often decide, 
'Well, I'm taking the best house for my family', and on it goes.

"So this is not a model that we expect to work in any other part of 
Australian society, so I'm taking a proposal to cabinet in the next few 
weeks, and no doubt I'll have some enemies as a result of this because some 
people have been beneficiaries. But we can't continue to say that an 
investment of Australian taxpayers' money of $3 billion achieves nothing," 
he said.

Mr Calma said he was concerned that Aboriginal communities were being 
targeted.

"I would be interested to test whether this contravenes the Racial 
Discrimination Act - that's something we want to find out about when we see 
the details," he said.

National Indigenous Council member Wesley Aird said he supported the 
Government's mainstreaming of indigenous housing in urban areas, but was 
concerned that indigenous people in need had access to mainstream services 
now.

"There are instances where the system has been abused," Mr Aird said. "But 
now we need to make sure that the mainstream services start catering for all 
people in need."
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