[Aliantha]

In Australia we have programs which are kind of similar to affirmative action. Actually, they are very much based on the same principal, cept they're only for Aboriginal people. If you're an indigenous australian you get low rate loans, special education packages, and greater options for employment although not in the same way that AA is implimented in the US. Basically, if you hire an indigenous person, the government will subsidise their wages under some government training schemes.

I believe that in some ways these programs are great because many indigenous people are marginalized and therefor society is responsible for their poorer options however, I also recognise that there are a lot of people from other ethnic or caucasion backgrounds who are equally marginalized. It comes down to governments trying to make up for the sins of the past. You can see why it happens, and it's difficult to change things now they've been in place for so long, but the system can be better for everyone if everyone supports the system.