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06 Sep 05:35am

Filed under: Aboriginal Affairs, Food Security, Politics, Society, South Australia

It’s widely thought that either Marie Antoinette or Marie Therese of the French aristocracy uttered the fateful words ‘let them eat cake’ when told that the peasants were starving. Regardless of who said the words and whether they were said in arrogance, ignorance (or even at all) the PR damage was done.

The APY Lands Women's Council rep Mrs Ken at a local market. Pic: Naomi Jellicoe

We all know what happened next.

Last week SA Aboriginal Affairs Minister, Grace Portelesi, had her very own Marie-moment by vacillating on the question of whether Anangu people living on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) lands in the far north west of South Australia were going hungry.

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Aussie (what) Pride says:

10:45am | 14/09/11

It’s great to see that even though times have changed, the redneck Australian attitude certainly hasn’t. Gunyas have next to no idea about what it is to Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander, so many are quick to say ‘well let them get a job, live by white mans law’ etc. As an… Read more »
Dark Horse says:

11:13am | 07/09/11

Some of these people tell us they have lived on the land for up to 60,000 years, but all of a sudden, they need houses, subsidised freight and government handouts, Toyotas etc. Many indigenes squander their sit-down money on grog, cigarettes and gambling and leave nothing for food. Is that… Read more »

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