Senior Federal Government minister Mathias Cormann has taken aim at Australian Black Lives Matter protesters, dubbing their actions "selfish", "self-indulgent" and "reckless" amid the deadly coronavirus pandemic.Labor's Richard Marles accused Senator Cormann of making tone-deaf commentsTens of thousands of protesters have, demanding an end to deaths of Aboriginal people in police custody.
"I think it is incredibly selfish, it's incredibly self-indulgent and it does impose an unnecessary and unacceptable risk on to the community," Senator Cormann told Sky News. The Australian rallies followed Black Lives Matter protests held around the world since the death of George Floyd at the hands of a white police officer in the US city of Minneapolis.Deputy Opposition Leader Richard Marles said his comments were tone deaf.
"I don't feel like I'm in a position to say to Indigenous Australians, who are protesting against that, that this is a selfish and indulgent act," he told the ABC's Insiders program. "I felt uncomfortable about the mass gathering but I'm not about to engage in that kind of judgement of those who did it."
Is this because the 'Senior Government minister' is actually a foreigner from Belguim? I've been to Belguim, there is a church in Brussells which houses refugees because the government doesn't. Belguim has a colonial history of cruelty to 'natives' .
It's great to have solidarity on this vital matter, but perhaps during a pandemic there is a better way.
Marching in the middle of a pandemic for blacklivesmatteraustralia is a sign of utter frustration, anger & desperation towards ending racism. It is not selfishness
Talk to Jacinta and hear what she says
Politician reluctant to end dictatorial powers demonstrated with a lockdown. Finding it difficult to relinquish impost with restrictions lifting, now 8 weeks past intial curfew. Are exposing those flaws within an immigrant psyche, harming inner city influx/economic expenditure.
And yet no gong for his services to the First People?
They should be ashamed of themselves
The racist are revealing themselves
Cormann would do well to read up on the exploits of King Leopold the Second in the Congo before he goes anywhere near this issue again.
And the ABC slams Trump & Morrison; continuously
Cormann may or may not believe the protests were selfish. That’s not the point. What he’s doing is changing the topic so the govt can avoid discussing the issues people marched about. He wants us arguing about a side issue instead of BLM.
As opposed to the unselfish protestors at last week's '5G arrest Bill Gates Qanon' protest?
no need to be protesting anyway this is a issue in the United States not Australia. copycats
Selfishness is senior ministers stealing taxpayers money to fund an illegal program of sporting facilities to corruptly influence an election
I can't breathe says it all.
He is 100% correct, if the woke virtue signallers feel so strongly why wait for the lead from Mr Floyds death? They’ll be crying into their keyboards when the 2nd ‘rona wave closes cafes & they cant pig out on smashed avo on toast! protestbeforelunch blacklivesmatteraustralia
Mathias Cormann's definition of a smoking ceremony is sucking on a Cuban cigar whilst celebrating the subjugation of the poor , vulnerable and disenfranchised Australians that his government despises .
Immigrant and failed Liberal finance minister Mathias Cormann is arrogant enough to believe he has a right to say what peeps from a 65k year old culture are allowed to do on THEIR LAND.
These are nothing but a bunch of very selfish idiots. This is not the time for protests. I go to work everyday taking all precautions possible to protect our seniors who once fought for the freedom that you all enjoy. Your utter selfish attitude has just put those lives at risk.
If BLM then why would you go to a protest and contact COVID. These people deserve a AwardsDarwin braincellslacking
Yes those protesters are only thinking of themselves. 2020Protests
How come the Anti Vac protesters last week were not deemed selfish?
Good on him
Maths is conman who cares what he's got to offer
Meanwhile 90 % of their children are raped by family in remote settlements and they DO NOTHING.These people aren't heroes they are gutless egomaniacs,they lot of them..look at me..look at me..sickening.
Are they on government benefits?
Owe really well kill them all owe they aren’t all black
So black lives matter protesters are “selfish” and “reckless” according to the finance minister but as the PM said, when 5G protesters do their thing “it’s a free country” 🤔 Double standards much.... not to mention RubyDutton
Do sporting events & video games glorify belligerency? What do the sociologists think about their effect on people? Should they be banned? What does radical politics play on? Is fomenting revolution for the greater good? Will driving people insane help? It's a foolish game.
Selfish scumbags is far more accurate
Selfish or FightingForOurLives BlackDeathsInCustody continue unabated 🤬🤬🤬 AllLivesMatter BlackLivesMatter
Guess he won't be looking for a job at your ABC! Only lw ideologues need apply!
He would prefer them to just die quietly
Piss off Matthias. Where were you to call out the ‘selfish & reckless’ nut jobs who were protesting against 5G & vaccination & Bill Gates & whatever else is bothering them atm?
mlbertini Once indigenous people stop creeping about my neighbourhood in the middle of the night breaking into hard working peoples houses and cars, I might then take these protests semi-seriously. They get a tax payer funded life and opportunities. Lose the big chips on the shoulders! 👎🏼
As if he cares about their health 🙄 wanker auspol Conman COVID19Aus
Finally a government minister calling it the bullshit exactly as it stands.
I believe he has no right to comment on the selfishness or otherwise of these people. We would all do best just to listen and learn and consider how we can make a difference, including this Austrian born minister in the current Liberal government.
But the footy is okay?
State Governments have the Ability to Change this for the Better and Address The Root Cause of Indigenous Deaths in Custody . GladysB MarkMcGowanMP AnnastaciaMP MarkMcGowanMP fanniebay marshall_steven petergutwein ABarrMLA .
Weekend shopping is back in full swing, social distancing is out the window, and there's hardly a face mask in sight. Does MathiasCormann care more for consumerism than black lives?
And you report FakeNews 🤔
About time. But where is our PM and petty Premiers to slam them? Being muzzled by the woke PC brigade and too scared to get a bunch of millennial, no clue journos offside
Why do Aboriginal people commit 15% of all murders, yet they only represent 3% of the population?
Ok the protest went ahead, those that attended have knowingly put lives at risk to attend. They made a conscious decision, if it leads to infections and ultimately deaths that will have to live the rest of their lives knowing they contributed to killing innocent people.
State governments have now shot themselves in the foot(feet). Why would anyone comply with lockdown rules now?
What did he say about anti vax marches? DO BETTER ABC.
Hopefully there was a corona virus outbreak there and a good number of protestors catch it. That'd be good
The right to protest should never be condemned nor delegalised. But to rally when there is a pandemic? Flies in the face of the deaths due to covid19.
Students, Job Shirkers & AntiFa Thugs do not represent this country. They are inciting Race & Culture Wars. The organisers of these Rallies should be charged for Police costs and any damages.
Fascists are like that
All of a sudden he IS a commenter 🙄
What would you expect, he's an official it all rubs of on him and his inept policies that allow aborigines to struggle, it's almost as if he wills it in some way, other than that he and his government are totally aloof.
The usual tokenistic crap funded by the long suffering taxpayers no doubt, sustained by leftie woke media with their own predictable agendas. Black lives are the last thing to matter when these clowns hit the streets.
We can support ANZAC day standing on our driveways but have to walk the streets for someone murdered in the US
A selfish government minister slams people for standing up for their rights? Must be the LNP, and where is Labour?
Nobody likes reporting how GeorgeFloydcriminal was a violent home invader & convicted of serious crimes.
These bastard lied to us. Then let these selfish cretins grand virtue signalling exhibition. We need to re-arm as a people. Our leaders have shown their true colours.
But his boss said it is a free country a few days back? What is going on?
Where are the fines Roughly 6000 Covid_19 fines handed out in Victoria under the orders of DanielAndrewsMP over the last couple months, and nothing hear. Dan you have shown Victorians you’re a coward bully and too scared to stand up to anarchy. Unless it’s a FakePandemic
He’s wrong.. his government is wrong.. his attitude is wrong.. instead of assisting the country to deal with the issues it faces our government chooses to divide and politicize those issue and incorrectly call it leadership.. it’s not .. it’s power and privilege AuspolSoCorrupt
Grubby Cormann, all that matters to these corrupt liberals is greed
Remember this ppl: Seriously we have descended in a black hole of hypocrisy. Police state to Police hate to Police mates all in a month, This all about politics, not health, it always has been.
😩😡 honestly. I get it, lockdowns etc but seriously? Showing up for protecting other people’s lives is not selfish.
Fucking joke
Racist too AllLivesMattter
This fella knows a little something about selfish behaviour. Helped hold his own political party to ransom and screwed over his own boss. A subversive lad doing what he knows best, creating division.
Geez have they been to a shopping complex in the last week - social distancing doesn’t apply if you’re feeding the capitalism machine
The selfishness is shown by white (male) politicians denying justice while looking down on everyone else. It is the time to deal with institutional racism. Iy will always be the time to deal with institutional racism.
yes they are mongrels.. we had no anzac celebrations at all yet these no hoper misfits flount all and for what!!!!!
More like those on the left were having us on about the dangers, if indeed actions speak louder than words. Oh, and Mathias - lighten up, Francis.
Senior Government officials live Parallel lives and have No Concept of First Nations Lives. Living in their ivory towers expecting to have an Opinion on something they Know Nothing about.
I thought Dan Andrews political opponents said he was being too tough with the covid-19 restrictions. Now they want to be on the other side of the fence when it suits them. If we could all at least be a little more consistent that would be great. 😒
Selfish: the PM on holiday in Hawaii, the PM saying go to the football, government pushing states to open borders and schools. I think the word hypocrisy best describes Cormann.
The government trying to stop you from protesting (a human right) is PRECISELY the reason why you should be protesting.
Didn’t even have to open the link to know it was Mathias Cormann but opened to check. You can read these fools like a book!
Spot on, this bunch of selfish troglodytes have undone months of Covid Pandemic work with this.
This is not a protest about the death of a single American person. The exact same systemic issues of police violence (particularly against people of colour) exist here and we are right to be appalled and to make it known.
Well every BLMAustralia marcher across Australia PLEASE PLEASE DONT GET TESTED, CERTAINLY DON'T SELF ISOLATE because it was worth it ?
Any progress on part of the government in making personal protective equipment (ppe) available to the public? Something that can allow people to conduct business as usual (incl protest) like humans in a safe manner.
Where was this outrage about all the protests against Lockdown and such? ...Oh right, then it was 'it's a free country'.
Senior ministers who have been vehemently calling for the opening of borders should just STFU.
Good to see Cormann’s heart goes out to families effected by Covid-19 - does his heart also go out to the 432 Indigenous families that had a family member killed in custody?
He is 100% right.
THE VOICE OF THE LIBERAL WHITE SUPREMACY PARTY!
That the thing with “liberal” politicians around the world ... they’re oh-so-liberal but have a hard time with people making use of their liberties.
Human life matters in general.
He’s absolutely correct, mass rallys and gatherings at this time are fucking absurd .
You Do SEE the Ironic Hypocrisy Don't You?
Population wide Covid testing required after at least 1000 will walk away with the virus
Will someone put him on a plane back to Belgium. Fancy putting a prick who couldn't run a medical benefits organisation without nearly sending it broke in charge of Finance
What about the Hillsong Conference? No shut down until their money making conference ended.
Typical liberal/national member, speaks out at something that the federal government has not acted on since Kevin Rudd's sorry speech,but sweeps corruption, incompetence, lies, rorts, pork-barrelling and knifing an existing Prime Minster under the carpet while silencing the media
Why is wanting to end racism selfish?
What a surprise. They know they are part of the problem and not part of the solution
RichardMarlesMP is kidding himself! Does he think it’s just a coincidence that our protests are happening in tandem with the US versions? OF COURSE it’s imported! Just like gullible, attention-seekers copycatted the US “Occupy Wallstreet” rallies a decade ago.
Where were they for 5G and anti-vaxxers?
That’s our Government. Human Rights are selfish...
An American incident motivating Australians to act. Not very original. If the indigenous deaths in custody is such a serious issue why haven’t there been more protests sooner. Why isn’t there a rally every week. If it’s so important, protest.
What will the protesters say if the virus takes hold in vulnerable Aboriginal communities as a result of infections at these protests?
Where was Mathias Cormann when the livestock ship berthed in WA with seamen infected with Corona Virus. How was that ship allowed into port? Where was the LNP'S 'We will save you' Border Force?
Its always gotta be about them. They stick to their victim mentality like gum on a shoe. Misappropriation is another favoured tactic. Can't let an opportunity pass where they can wave the racism card & hate on whitey for their own issues.
Yet a large gathering of Hillsong Church set the start of the pandemic was allowed, Ruby Princess passengers were allowed, anti vaccine and anti lockdown were allowed, shopping centres busier than Christmas were allowed...
some non blacks seem to condone it Indigenous r demanding everything under d sun they want to change Oz day n dump Advance Aust anthem They got Mabo n mining royalty yet demanding separate assembly Separatism n reverse history
But are fine with the 5g protest, schools and football.
I am sure, she/he doesn’t belong to indigenous or black community.
How selfish of us to want to abolish racism in a country built off the back of stealing land and children, murdering communities and displacing people for over 200 years. No justice, no peace. Aboriginal lives matter!
The police weren't wearing masks. Most of the protesters were.....
JJKALE2 But not market goers...
Where was Cormann when the 5G/Anti-Vaxxers were marching, let me guess he is an 5G/Anti-Vaxxer 'Girly Man'!
Selfish for being Marginalized, Selfish for wanting Equality, Selfish for being Abused while incarcerated, Selfish for wanting their Heritage Not to be Destroyed, Selfish for Being Here First. Senior Government LIVE the Definition of Selfish
Not sure what actually are these hooligans protesting about repeatedly for decades, that evidently is USELESS as it's not making any difference in society, ONLY incites ongoing racial violence. SO, WHY DO IT? INSANITY is repeating the same mistake & expecting a different result!
Cormann has had plenty of time to pursue changes for First Nation people while in power - so that we didn’t need to protest anything! However his government can’t even write a few words for a “treaty” into the constitution. Hypocrite. So much time wasted talking.
He didn’t condemn the 5G antivaxxers’ protests, so Cormann’s words are just empty rhetoric. (Except to indicate that he might possibly have racist tendencies)
Good to see at last someone standing up for the majority who’ve endured so much, only to see it threatened by a rabid few
Watch from beginning to end then form an opinion:
All forgotten about in a month It's the way us humans are never stick to one thing and fix it just jump about and never fix anything auspol USA londonprotest WashingtonDCProtest
Australia has very generous welfare, leaving thousands of very bored young people with nothing better to do than make a lot of noise. They achieve nothing positive from this stuff, sad really.
Why only Black matters? It should be all lives matter, me, u, my dog, cat, even the possum and my flowers
Wanting equity is selfish?
The funeral situation is very sad. But imagine assuming that this is the worst thing an oppressed race could experience and thinking it's a valid comparison. While all humans farewell and honour their dead, some must do so while fighting for the living and those to come after.
Any protest for any cause, especially the real just ones, taking place during covid is actually selfish with disregard for others. Don't get upset by this, just stating a fact. I'm for behaved protests, it's just the timing. I heard a protester say too bad about that. Ironic.
And we are all aware of Cormann’s values;
Do the Lives of Black Children Matter? If so fix this
For the first time ever I agree with Mathias Corman. The majority of the community has made significant sacrifices over the past 3 months and then a minority go and risk it all with a mass gathering. Selfish, self-indulgence and reckless behaviour. MathiasCormann
Fairly recent migrant shows he is ignorant of Australian history
Incredibly selfish, we have done so well and this could undo that. Its an important topic no doubt but there are other ways.
I guess he can see the historic parallels here which disappointingly many cant. Parallels with Nazi Germany where Aryans mattered more than other races. Where people marched under a political flag, not German flag. Where dissenting voices & opinions were crushed & division ruled
Rather than inciting more pompous division do something - Commit to implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody
Oh yes it’s so ‘selfish’ to want fairness and justice for entire human populations
Cormann, so white he gleams.
NoLivesMatter
Yes how selfish that aboriginal people are sick of dying or being targeted and how stupid of the non racist others to support them in their fight for justice. If you have nothing constructive to say just shut the hell up MathiasCormann
Selfish and irresponsible. Imbeciles
In the middle of a pandemic. People are trying to bury their friends and family people are trying to visit nursing homes business owners and hardworking Australians are trying survive. Sorry, I didnt see oppression yesterday I saw privilege. If you want respect, show some.
Irony: Anti vaxxers lives matter. BlackLivesMatter
'I think it is incredibly selfish, it's incredibly self-indulgent and it does impose an unnecessary and unacceptable risk on to the community,' Is he talking about COVID or racism 🤔 auspol
Ahh, so much projection...
Good job, go ahead. When the western union protest for Black Lives Matter. NOW GREAT Chinese people try to get job opportunity and money. Good job.
How ironic.
Says the selfish middle aged white man
auspol is it appropriate for a white Anglo Saxon male to making such a comment?
This display does nothing but create division, disharmony and selfishness. Obviously promoted with an agenda to disrupt. ALL lives matter!
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