Disturbios en Sidney

Las comunidades aborígenes son las que corren con más desventajas en Australia.

Aboriginal residents in the district of Redfurn in Sydney, Australia rioted after the death of a teenager. They believed the police were responsible for the death of a 17 year old boy Thomas Hickey.

Redfern has been at the heart of Sydney's Aboriginal community for generations. Large sections of property, known locally as the Block, were bought with the help of the federal government in the early 1970s. The inner city district is within sight of the centre of Sydney. Over the years thousands of people came from all corners of this vast continent looking for work and to meet up with relatives and friends.

The disturbances have come against a backdrop of widespread poverty and a dependency on welfare in many native communities across the country. Aborigines are the most disadvantaged group in Australia. They die on average twenty years younger than their white counterparts and suffer disproportionately high rates of ill health, imprisonment and unemployment. Large numbers of people have self-destructed through the abuse of alcohol and drugs.

Relations between the police and many young Aborigines are often strained at the best of times. What is certain is this violent episode will be a major setback for efforts to improve relations between black and white Australians.

Aboriginal
aborigen

inner city district
en este caso, las zonas más pobres

all corners of this vast continent
todos los rincones de este vasto continente

have come against a backdrop
en este caso, se producen en un contexto

white counterparts
personas blancas de la misma edad y otras características similares

disproportionately high rates
índices desprorcionadamente altos

self-destructed
se han destruido a sí mismos

strained
tensas

What is certain is
Lo que resulta claro es que

major setback
retroceso importante