Professor Peter Canowski: Australian authorities are slowing down aid to Aboriginal people XX centuries, the indigenous population of the country still continues to infringe on their rights. In a conversation with “Lenta.ru” Professor of the Australian National University Peter Canowski accused the Australian government of the plight of the indigenous population.
He admitted that the aborigines are no longer subjected to abuse, but still remain the poorest and socially an unprotected part of society. Moreover, their situation is aggravated.
According to Kanowski, this is due to the reluctance of the politicians running the country to save the natives. The professor believes that the conservatives who have been ruling Australia for the past eight years do not prioritize working with indigenous people. They also hamper Aboriginal integration and relief initiatives.
According to a May 2021 study by Monash University, cultural and political discrimination against Aboriginal people is on the rise in Australia.
National Issues minorities and indigenous peoples in the West have become one of the important topics of the Lenta.ru project called “First World Problems”. The materials are united by the theme of the crisis of liberal values in the Western world and the split in society. They talk about how the ideas of freedom and universal equality are turning into an instrument of oppression, and the struggle for the rights of some groups of people turns into the powerlessness of others.