Details mistreatment of Aboriginal people including: the double role of police as protectors in the Northern Territory; decimation of Aborigines in northern Queensland; role of missionaries in destruction of culture; Palm Island 'penal settlement'; reference to Foxcroft's report, 'Australian Native Policy'; present relations between Aborigines and Indonesians as a prototype of a successful interaction. Ends with recommendations for future policy. Makes a comparison with superior US policy towards Native Americans.