Joe speaks truth to power, insisting that the Aborigines have had no choice in their fate.
Joe references the forced removal of his family from their home in Northam, correcting Carrol's assessment that it was the Aborigines' choice to move. 'We never shifted out, we was booted out.' Joe (Act Three Scene Two) Carrol refers to this genocide casually, suggesting that he believes that that would be the best way to deal with the Aborigines in Australia, but that it's too late to use that method. 'Too late to adopt the Tasmanian solution.' Sergeant Carrolīy poisoning Aboriginal flour rations, white officials managed to eradicate the entire native population of Tasmania. He treats Jimmy poorly and has no interest in hearing him plead his case.
Jimmy is addressed by the Justice of the Peace in court with derogatory and informal language. 'Shut up you bloody idiot, or I'll charge you with contempt of court.' Neville suggests that if Jimmy were a little nicer and more polite in asking for help, Neville would be more prone to help him. Neville says this to Jimmy when Jimmy complains to him about not getting train fare to return home after being in jail. 'Munday, let me give you a piece of advice: sugar catches more flies than vinegar.' Neville
