Time to tell the truth about âcrisisâ
Academic Anthony Dillon has spoken out to tell the truth about Aboriginal deaths in custody. Picture: AAP Image/Glenn Hunt.
Opinion
by Anthony Dillon
OPINION
Proponents of the Uluru Statement from the Heart want a process of truth-telling about Australia's history and colonisation. I am fine with that, so long as the accounts of the past are not some sanitised version, but are a warts'n'all account.
Given that this month marks the 30th anniversary of the final report of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, I think it's time we had some truth telling on this subject; because there is a lot of misinformation out there, leading some to refer to it as a "festering crisis."