17 years on, Rudd's apology at risk of being empty words - ABC listen

17 years on, Rudd's apology at risk of being empty words - ABC listen

It was the apology that was meant to help healing and reconciliation processes, especially for members of the Stolen Generation.

Calls for change 17 years on from national apology

For some, the anniversary of the apology to Stolen Generations is a source of pride. For others it...

First Nations Groups Call For Action As National Apology Marks 17 Years

The anniversary of the National Apology to Stolen Generations is a yearly reminder of a “deep and distressing reality”, a children’s organisation says. On February 13 2008, then-prime minister Kevin Rudd delivered the apology in federal parliament, acknowledging the trauma and grief suffered by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people by past government policies. As many as one in three Indigenous children were taken from their families…