By the end of the
century nearly all Australians who self identify as
'Indigenous' in the census will also have a
non aboriginal ancestry.
According to
"Cape York - The Savage Frontier",
at the time of British settlement most authorities place the aboriginal
population of Australia at between 250,000-300,000. The last accurate census
on the number of full blooded aborigines was in 1961; today the number may
be no more than 30,000 out of a total "indigenous" population of 517,200.
The proportion of aboriginal adults married
(de facto or de jure) to non-aboriginal spouses was 69% according to the
2001 census, up from 64% in 1996, 51% in 1991 and 46% in 1986. The census
figures show there were more intermixed aboriginal couples in capital
cities: 87% in 2001 compared to 60% in rural and regional Australia.
At the 2006 census, 31% of aboriginal people
lived in major cities and another 45% in or close to rural towns, a major
increase compared with 46% living in urban areas in 1971 with the trend
towards intermix set to continue.
The 1996 census showed almost 72% of
aborigines practiced some form of Christianity. There has been a move away
from communal type living with one in three aborigines owning their own
homes. Aboriginal languages are spoken by 12% of aborigines (aged 5 years
and over), of whom 78% are also proficient English speakers.
These figures which show a high degree of
aboriginal integration, coupled with the fact that turnout for elections to
the former Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission was typically
around 20% of eligible voters, and that there is no national non-funded
aboriginal voice, points to there being no such thing as a collective
aboriginal identity and suggests the artificial nature of the separatist
agenda being foisted on the Australian people.
I believe that the future for aboriginal
people lies not in statements of separateness but as an ethnic minority with
equal citizenship subject to one law as part of a united Australian
Federation.
Profile:
In all of Australia I am the only man who
devotes all of his time and fortune to promoting the host culture of his
country. Reports about the risks young people and women face living in the remote aboriginal settlements
are shocking. I think there would have to be a
majority in the country one day who say they should go. I have certainly
always wanted them to go since I began to think seriously about aboriginal
affairs and economics and I hope they are gone by 2020.
I declare that I'm the right person to hold a leadership position in the National
Congress of Australia's First Peoples and fly the flag for further
aboriginal integration.
Employment history:
Farm and factory hand. Accountant. Horse handler.
Education:
Bachelor of Commerce, University of
Newcastle, 2000.
Diploma of Professional Writing (Professional Editing and Proofreading),
Australian College of Journalism, 2004.
Racing Industries Studies, TAFE NSW, 2006.
Diploma in Paralegal Studies, International Careers Institute, 2009.
Public Relations and Event
Management, Cengage Education, 2010.
Australian News Syndicate (Pass No. 6575).
Positions held:
President, Australian National Flag
Association (ACT) Inc (2001 - 2003).
National Convenor, Australian Flag
Society (2003 - Present).