tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855239715653450769.post7278166349646049310..comments2008-04-30T19:56:09.811+09:30mangomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11412963454551514045noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855239715653450769.post-81285304051637692992008-04-30T19:56:00.000+09:302008-04-30T19:56:00.000+09:30"-with a sustained, practical and sensitive approach positive change is a chance."<BR/>Absolutely. The problem lies with "sustained". Politicians think in three year bites, and most of the individuals working on the ground - even the best of them - in indigenous communities are "blow-ins".<BR/>Unfortunately the reactive approach is what sells newspapers, and for much of the time most Australians are unaware or apathetic or both. Maybe the intervention will help despite its totally political basis, but there will need to be a mechanism to ensure sustainability, and this is likely to be its achilles heel.1735099http://1735099.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com