Leading No campaigner Jacinta Nampijinpa Price compared the experiences of British and Irish convicts to Indigenous Australians.
Jacinta Price said she does not believe Indigenous Australians continue to be negatively impacted by colonisation.Experts and political opponents described her comments as "completely offensive" and "out of step" with evidence., has been criticised for controversial views on colonisation and trauma experienced by Indigenous Australians.
They were sent to Australia to work seven days a week as punishment for their crimes, but it was also an opportunity for redemption. The AIHW report said violence, disease and settlers occupying land had caused loss of life and disrupted Indigenous Australians from being able to support themselves. Dr Tracy Westerman, managing director of Indigenous Psychological Services and founding director of the Perth-based Westerman Jilya Institute for Indigenous Mental Health, said the comments were disappointing and "completely out of step" with the evidence.
Racism and discrimination account for around 70 per cent of trauma symptoms and 30 per cent of depression, she said. "Attachment theory has told us for many decades that it is almost impossible to recover from forced removal from primary attachment figures," she said.
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