There are two sides of a human being that portrays one while giving a speech to the audience. The first side of a speech is the professional part of you and the personal part, which are guided by what you feel about the current issue. This is evident in the speech that Mr. Keating gave while launching the international year for indigenous people of Australia. What is seen in the speech the prime minister gave is a complete version of the professional part of the home. He was expressing was what the law ought to be used to take care of the aboriginals because there are a great history in the country of Australia. The Australia heritage means nothing with the story of the aboriginal. In his text, it is clear that the law guides him on what the Australians ought to protect, defend and own because it makes them Australians. On the other hand, the predecessor of Mr. Keating expressed her deep feeling about the indigenous people of Australia. She acknowledges the error the Australian government has committed in the past and expressed her deep concern that the government will consider protecting the heritage of the Australians.
The two speeches have shown evidence on how the Europeans got occupy Australian and something that lead to the aboriginal to be endangered people. Both prime minister admits the fact that the aboriginal once occupied Australia. Mr. Keating in his speech he does not acknowledge that the European pushed for the end of the European culture though he admits that there is a need to protect the dying culture. Adding to this, Mr. Keating is quoted saying that the aboriginal will also benefit from “European culture” if the Australians fully adopt it.
In addition, both prime minister admits that the real occupants of Australia have suffered in their own land. In fact, one of them admits and takes the blame for letting that happen to the aboriginals. The term indigenous related to the natives in Australia believed to have made history in Australia. In their speeches, the prime ministers are of the view that the Australians should let the indigenous enjoy the bounty in relation to their social, political, and economical well being of their existence in Australia and their good relations in the society. The essence of whiteness and blackness in the speeches the speeches made by the two prime ministers both cases share the ideas of the contemporary Australia concerning the white and black identities. The nature of Australia is also analyzed and articulated in regard to contrasting ‘regimes of truth’ concerning the past of European/indigenous relations, about the discourses of the historical events that relate to them. The prime ministers in their speeches introduced casual modes that contrast and show causal model which explained about the nature of the aboriginal disadvantage, extend and the solutions to end the problem (Giroux, 2007).
Reconciliation in the two cases means the two races to come up with a solution to end the injustices. The theories of Darwinian explain the nature of the human being that explains people originated in one form. The belief that whites are superior is a fallacious statement. Reconciliation builds healthy relationships, since it explains the sharing and understanding of the history of Australia (Curran, 2004p. 22).
Concerning Australia, both aspirant prime ministers cherish about the Australian people and promises to abide by the constitution and ensure the injustices that occurred in the past end. They seek for a new settlement in Australia of the indigenous policy and their reconciliation. This would happen if the Aboriginal and the Torres Strait Islander people obtain true reconciliation. Their belief and optimism that the cou8ntry would pick up again and proceed in making the people’s lives better.
Reference
Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation, & Australia. (2001). Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation: An introduction. Canberra: A.G.P.S
Keating, PJ. (2011). After Words: Post-Prime Ministerial Speeches. Allen & Unwin.
Curran, J., Fraser, M., Hawke, B., Howard, J., Keating, P., & Whitlam, G. (2004). The power of speech: Australian Prime Ministers defining the national image. Carlton, Victoria: Melbourne University Press.
Giroux, H. (2007) "Racial Politics and the Pedagogy of Whiteness," in M. Hill (ed.), Whiteness: A Reader. New York: New York University Press.
