Anthony Albanese at Garma

Closing the gap is best achieved when the two groups on either side of the gap work toward each other through responsible and accountable process. Closing the gap is harder to achieve if one group is doing all the giving and undertaking all the action while the other group adopts a static and at times deconstructing stance that makes gap closure even more difficult.

Closing the gap is constrained by the fact that one group is doing all the giving, the other all the taking.

The dominant  methodology under which closing the gap operates, means the gap will be everlastingly open.

Pepper Spray

We spray flies,

We spray cockroaches,

We spray fleas,

We rid ourselves of bedbugs,

We spray spiders, 

We spray carpet beetles,

We treat itchmites and scabies,

We spray mosquitos,

Now, we will be able to spray burglars, would be car thieves, 

those physically assaulting us, those assailing us with deadly weapons, those intent on sexual assault, those throwing rocks and objects at us.

This spraying is a step in the right direction.

Time to protect would-be victim through this self-help approach.

Regard for students

I feel for our domestic students. With the focus always on international students – valued because they are cash cows – our own, Australian students must at times feel they are regarded as second and third-class citizens.