First day that parliament sits since the election and you're stuck into them already. You have to give them a year to know if they really have messed up, and not some carry-over from the previous lot. But I do agree with you about this idiotic sorry day crap. For those that came in late, back like about 50 or 80 years ago, the native Australians (Aborigines to most of you) were living in even worse conditions than now, and in some cases were unable to give their children a normal upbringing. So the government of the day took the children away, and handed them to foster parents, and this allowed those children a much better outcome in their lives. Then, about 10 years ago, a group of stirrers decided to make an issue of it, wanting an apology for the "hurt" suffered then, and of course wanting compensation as well. The Howard government (and Howard in particular) said no way, because if the the government said sorry it would be like admitting liability and then litigation would be sure to follow. Also, none of the people resposnsible for any of this was even alive any more, so why should we have to say sorry? And was it even a bad thing that happened back then? So the new government gets elected, and decides to say sorry. Well, let's see what happens next, I sure as hell don't want my taxpayers money ending up being spent on a crate of booze.