This is sort of a follow up to the previous post on the movie Australia, discussing the changes, or lack thereof, that have occurred since 13th February 2008, colloquially known as “Sorry Day” after Australian PM Kevin Rudd made a symbolic public apology to the indigenous people of Australia for the years of indignity and injustice that they suffered under discriminatory policies of the not-so-distant past that serve as a reminder of the ugly head of racism and ethnic supremacy.

UK (BBC)

Progress has been made on improving living standards for indigenous Australians but further gains will take time, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says.

In a report a year on from his historic apology, Mr Rudd said foundations had been laid to improve housing, security and health for Aboriginal communities.

But he said generations of indigenous disadvantage could not “be turned around overnight”.

Aboriginal leaders have lamented a lack of progress since the apology.
Ask many what has changed since then and “not much” or even “nothing” is the fairly common response, says the BBC’s Nick Bryant in Sydney.

Related posts:

1. 2009 – a year in retrospect
2. Australia