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In July 1991, a joint forum of Australian federal, state and territory ministers agreed to formulate a "whole of Government" approach to combat a high incidence of Aboriginal deaths in custody. ... Nineteen of 75 people recorded by the government to have died in all custody-related circumstances during the 12 months to 30 June 1996 were Aboriginal - a sharp increase over previous years. ... The organization submits this report to the summit participants in the belief that its recommendations, if adopted, could help eradicate some of the factors contributing to the high incidence of Aboriginal deaths in custody.
Over the past decade the high incidence of Aboriginal deaths in custody has drawn considerable attention, both in Australia and internationally. A Royal Commission set up in 1987 to investigate 99 Aboriginal deaths during 1980-1989 found that:
"Aboriginal people die in custody at a rate relative to their proportion of the whole population which is totally unacceptable and which would not be tolerated if it occurred in the non-Aboriginal community." [4]
Ten years later the rate of Aboriginal deaths in custody remains at the same high level while the average annual death rate of other Australians in custody has fallen. ...
Australian ministers report says only 10 percent of Aboriginal children are stolen. Shawn Donnan Special to The Christian Science Monitor When Prime Minister John Howard unveiled a literacy program for Aboriginal children last week, he proudly called it a step toward white Australias "practical reconciliation" with the countrys Aborigines. His conservative administration may not always please Aboriginal leaders with its refusal to apologize for past government acts, Mr. ...
The genuine, grass-roots initiative won plaudits from Aboriginal leaders. ... A week after unveiling his "practical reconciliation" policy, the Australian government appears to be plowing its way toward a new low in relations with the countrys Aboriginal community.
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