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No, it is YOU that doesn't get it.Jacinta boldly and clearly articulated that the way forward for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people lies not in merely throwing more money at a problem with little accountability, nor in the disempowering politics of grievance culture.It lies in the fundamental values that helped Australia grow to become a wealthy and free land of opportunity: the equality of opportunity, respect for the individual, reward for effort, and the strong social fabric that comes from smaller, more accountable governments.And along with her colleague Nyunggai Warren Mundine, she was prepared to articulate an uncomfortable truth: that all the programs in the world won’t make a difference unless individuals in disadvantage can be persuaded to also make better choices for themselves and their families. That’s not to blame anyone, but to accept the power of human agency.As a consequence, she has fundamentally restored in the mind of Australians the importance of a truth that was being gradually ebbed away: that equality is about the human dignity of all, and not about race or, as Bob Hawke once put it, some “hierarchy of descent”.
No, it is YOU that doesn't get it.
Jacinta boldly and clearly articulated that the way forward for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people lies not in merely throwing more money at a problem with little accountability, nor in the disempowering politics of grievance culture.
It lies in the fundamental values that helped Australia grow to become a wealthy and free land of opportunity: the equality of opportunity, respect for the individual, reward for effort, and the strong social fabric that comes from smaller, more accountable governments.
And along with her colleague Nyunggai Warren Mundine, she was prepared to articulate an uncomfortable truth: that all the programs in the world won’t make a difference unless individuals in disadvantage can be persuaded to also make better choices for themselves and their families. That’s not to blame anyone, but to accept the power of human agency.
As a consequence, she has fundamentally restored in the mind of Australians the importance of a truth that was being gradually ebbed away: that equality is about the human dignity of all, and not about race or, as Bob Hawke once put it, some “hierarchy of descent”.
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