If Peter Dutton has evidence of the crimes he claims are being committed in Alice Springs, he should present them to the police, not the media.
The reality is, he has no evidence and is just trying to stir up racial hatred amongst his followers. This seems to be something Dutton does on a regular basis.
Accusations of child sexual assault should not be made lightly, and as a former Queensland cop, Dutton above all people should know this. By all accounts, he wasn’t a very good cop, so maybe this is an insight into why he failed when he walked the beat.
According the both the minister and commissioner for police in the Northern Territory, such crimes have actually decreased. There is mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse in the Northern Territory, and the reports have actually decreased in recent times.
Dutton is simply using Alice Springs to incite emotion against Aboriginal people, and cast them in a negative light. He singled out Aboriginal people as the perpetrators of these crimes, making no reference to similar crimes in the wider community.
It’s a pretty fair bet to say that there are probably worse incidents of such crimes in other areas, as we saw from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Dutton didn’t have much to say on that, but certainly has a lot to say when he can vilify Aboriginal people.
This is totally irresponsible, and also dangerous. How will these children be viewed in the future when they apply for jobs as adults? Potential employers may view them as potentially damaged, and this may have an impact on their employability.
There is a general feeling amongst psychologists and psychiatrists that victims of child sexual assault are more likely to become perpetrators as adults. Will employers want to employ somebody that may end up being a problem?
Then there are the predators, who may see these children as easy targets. After all, according to Dutton, they have been the victims of these horrendous crimes and haven’t reported it.
How will these children be viewed by other children? A powerful figure has claimed they are being raped on a regular basis, so what will be the reaction from other children and their parents? Are these kids likely to become socialy isolated as a result of Dutton’s recklessness?
How will these children feel within themselves? My own experience as a high school teacher on an Aboriginal community suggests that they will be experiencing feelings of shame, fear and confusion.
I have witnessed members of the wider community making such accusations against Aboriginal children, and have witnessed the torment that these children experience. They have done nothing wrong, yet are cast in a negative light by others.
There are also similar feelings amongst the parents, relatives and friends of these children, who have been branded by Dutton as potential perpetrators of these crimes. All have been tarnished, simply by their ethnicity.
Prior to October last year, Dutton had not set foot in Alice Springs for at least ten years, and showed little interest in the place. Now he claims to be an expert about the town and its problems.
Similarly, he has shown disdain for Aboriginal people right throughout his parliamentary career, and probably back to his police days. Now he claims to be concerned about their welfare.
This was not an off the cuff remark. It was a carefully planned and orchestrated campaign to incite suspicion and distrust against Aboriginal people, including children. He made sure the media was there, and that his followers heard what he said.
The remarks will not be construed by his followers as confined to Alice Springs. They will be construed to apply to all Aboriginal people across Australia, and this was probably Dutton’s intent.
It is not enough for the Northern Territory police commissioner and police minister to simply criticise Dutton for what he has said. They should also investigate whether he has committed a hate crime.
This is something that is owed to the Aboriginal people and the Aboriginal children.
Craig Hill is a Brisbane-based Social Justice Campaigner, Writer, Teacher and Business Consultant. He has campaigned for social justice in Australia, promoted human rights in China and worked with the homeless in Honolulu. He holds a Graduate Certificate in Education and a degree in Management.
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I am excited to announce that I intend to run as an independent candidate for Bonner at the 2025 federal election.
I know it’s a long way out, but I feel that I should start now, and put the years ahead into working out policies and strategies, and making sure I am ready for it.
Having spent 25 years campaigning for social justice, it is clear that governments formed from either of the major parties simply don’t listen to the community. The only way to get heard, it seems, is to get into parliament.
In particular, I will be learning from people on social media and in the community what the people of Bonner and the Australian public want from a representative in parliament.
My focus will still be on social justice, but there are many other areas where I have had work experience that I believe I can contribute to in parliament.
These include education, health, foreign affairs, the environment, climate change, the economy, taxation reform, social security reform, immigration, political accountabilty and sustainability, among many other things.
I don’t intend to be a candidate who runs on just one or two platforms. The work of a parliamentarian should benefit all people across Australia in all aspects of social and political life.
And of course, as a disabled person, I will still be fighting for a better deal for the aged, disabled and marginalised.
Any assistance you can give, whether financial, assisting with policies or campaigning, will be greatly appreciated.
I am excited to announce that I intend to run as an independent candidate for Bonner at the 2025 federal election.
I know it’s a long way out, but I feel that I should start now, and put the years ahead into working out policies and strategies, and making sure I am ready for it.
Having spent 25 years campaigning for social justice, it is clear that governments formed from either of the major parties simply don’t listen to the community. The only way to get heard, it seems, is to get into parliament.
In particular, I will be learning from people on social media and in the community what the people of Bonner and the Australian public want from a representative in parliament.
My focus will still be on social justice, but there are many other areas where I have had work experience that I believe I can contribute to in parliament.
These include education, health, foreign affairs, the environment, climate change, the economy, taxation reform, social security reform, immigration, political accountabilty and sustainability, among many other things.
I don’t intend to be a candidate who runs on just one or two platforms. The work of a parliamentarian should benefit all people across Australia in all aspects of social and political life.
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Yea it is very possible that ‘Dutton the mutton’ has himself enacted a personal racial, hate CRIME as such portrayed this Article.
Well it appears that it is ‘self evident ‘.
Posted by starmwg | April 15, 2023, 04:33