He (Gorton) is not fit to hold the great office of Prime Minister.

Yet there are thousands of Indigenous people searching for family members.

Sorry Day falls on the eve of Reconciliation Week, giving us the chance to ask whether we are making progress in the wider challenge of reconciling Indigenous and other Australians.

There are no quick fixes to Indigenous poverty and social disaster.

Solutions will not be found while Indigenous people are treated as victims for whom someone else must find solutions.

Over 120 Aboriginal communities run their own health services - some have been doing so for 30 years. They struggle with difficult medical problems. They also try to deal with counselling, stolen generations issues, family relationships, violence, suicide prevention.

Life wasn't meant to be easy.