Indigenous children's advocates and medical bodies criticise a call from the Coalition for a royal commission into child sexual abuse in Indigenous communities, arguing the issue should not be politicised.
Is there any solution here that doesn’t suck? Sexual abuse sucks, removing indigenous children from their family sucks too. I can’t see the harm in at least getting some statistics/basic facts on the issue as a starting point.
The problem is we already know what the problem is but a Royal Commission will just stall any progress for a few years only for whatever government is in power to consider the recommendations or take them to the next election. It’s just a political move
Is there any solution here that doesn’t suck? Sexual abuse sucks, removing indigenous children from their family sucks too. I can’t see the harm in at least getting some statistics/basic facts on the issue as a starting point.
The problem is we already know what the problem is but a Royal Commission will just stall any progress for a few years only for whatever government is in power to consider the recommendations or take them to the next election. It’s just a political move