To dismiss reports of previous melt as being purely regional seems to ignore the fact that the previous records, such as they are, are limited in scope and uniformity -LCB- almost rather anecdotal in
nature -RCB-, unlike today's program of a
broad systemic effort.
It reduces Indigenous disadvantage to an individual level, implying that there is a lack of responsibility on the part of Indigenous people who are on welfare, while failing to recognise the
broader,
systemic nature of Indigenous disadvantage in this country.