About fifty years ago there was a mass transition of Indigenous Australians from work to welfare. Before then, most Indigenous people worked, many on cattle stations or as domestics. Often for a pittance or in return for food, supplies and being able to live on their own land. Others were paid less than white people or had wages taken by government protectors.
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Nyunggai Warren Mundine AO is managing director of Nyungga Black Group and author of Speaking My Mind – Common Sense Answers for Australia. @nyunggai
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