Black kids rewarded for face-washing (??)

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Black kids rewarded for face-washing
Patricia Karvelas
December 09, 2004

MEMBERS of John Howard's new National Indigenous Council were asked at their inaugural meeting yesterday to consider radical plans to put black communities on behavioural contracts in return for healthcare, education, dole money and services.

A leaked draft of one agreement obtained by Labor's indigenous affairs spokesman Kim Carr shows Aboriginal children in the Kimberley will be forced to wash their faces twice a day in return for the Howard Government installing petrol bowsers in their town.

Under the "shared responsibility" contract with the Mulan community, the Government would supply $172,260 to provide and install the fuel bowsers. In return, the community will have to make sure their children shower every day, get to school on time, and must keep their homes rubbish-free. They also have to promise that petrol sold at the bowsers will not be used for sniffing.

Senator Carr branded the plan draconian. "The shared agreements turn out not to be so shared after all, but rather unbalanced and one-sided."

Labor accused the Government of gagging council members and only allowing the chairwoman, Sue Gordon, to speak publicly.

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[DrWeird]

1. I don't know much about the racism problem in Australia.

But the stuff I've heard surprises even me.

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3. yeah, this is too weird

Not even sure how to begin to comment on it....

[MisterP]

2. sweet fancy Moses

neocons are evil, no doubt about it

[Jack_DeLeon]

4. WTF is a bowser?

also while cleanliness and good sanitation is a plus, government mandated sanitation is just going to far.

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5. gas pump maybe?

Heck if I know :)