Former PM Says Cultural Barriers Obstruct Efforts to Tackle Aboriginal Disadvantages

Former PM Says Cultural Barriers Obstruct Efforts to Tackle Aboriginal Disadvantages

Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has questioned the cultural approach surrounding the death of Kumanjayi Little Baby, a five-year-old Aboriginal girl from Alice Springs who was murdered in April. Abbott argued that cultural “sensitivities” and non-Indigenous Australians’ reluctance to cross cultural boundaries are hindering discussion and insight on Aboriginal disadvantage. “One of the reasons why Aboriginal disadvantage is so intrac…