The True Cause of Indigenous Disadvantage | Anthony Dillon

In this interview, John sits down with his good friend Anthony Dillon, an Indigenous academic and commentator. Anthony’s reflections on Indigenous affairs are particularly insightful as, in addition to his academic experience, he can offer the perspective of an Indigenous person who has both succeeded within modern Australia and is the son of Australia’s first Indigenous police officer, Colin Dillon.

Anthony argues that although there are residual negative effects from colonization, the immediate cause of current Indigenous disadvantage is Indigenous children being brought up in bad circumstances. Consequently, the only way to improve outcomes is through improving these conditions, which he argues should take precedence over the insistence on self-determination, which stems from identity politics.

The conversation also covers the upcoming voice referendum, Indigenous deaths in custody, fatherhood, and the need for law and order.

Anthony is a researcher at the Institute for Positive Psychology and Education at Australian Catholic University in Sydney. His research interests are positive psychology, conceptualization of mental health, wellbeing, and Indigenous education. He is active as a social commentator on Indigenous issues and is regularly asked for interviews and his opinion in the popular media. As a researcher, commentator, and practicing psychologist, he regularly provides guest lectures to psychology students at universities and other professional bodies on Indigenous psychology.
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00:00 Intro
00:52 - Introducing the Anthony Dillon
01:34 - Anthony’s Upbringing
04:48 - How Anthony became a commentator
07:51 - Is Australia racist?
10:10 - Is there a difference between regular hatred and hatred motivated by racism?
12:25 - The myth of Aboriginal deaths in custody
17:09 - Peter Sutton: Nothing to do with skin color, everything to do with family and community
18:16 - How misrepresenting deaths in custody could be detrimental to Aboriginal women
20:20 - Where would you start if you wanted to make a difference?
25:40 - Bill Leak’s controversial cartoon
28:38 - Canberra is responsible for not listening
29:30 - Some Indigenous adults wish they had been removed as kids
31:45 - The Red Chef and the need for role models
33:38 - There is good and bad in every culture
34:36 - Why do you have reservations about the voice?
40:40 - Why do people care about race more than ever?
44:04 - Activism and the Voice to Parliament
45:40 - What can we learn from the additional voice documents?
48:00 - What is Makarata? Forced to apologize?
50:55 - Final thoughts on the voice
53:00 - Some people have an interest in maintaining racism
54:30 - Not all problems stem from frontier violence
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