Apology to the Stolen Generations

The 42nd Parliament of Australia opened on February 13, 2008, with a 'Welcome to Country' speech by The Prime Minister of Australia, the Honourable Kevin Rudd, MP. Mr Rudd then moved a motion in the Federal Parliament offering an apology to Australia’s Indigenous people.

Speeches to Parliament

• Prime Minister Kevin Rudd
• Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson

Media Releases

• Stolen Generations invited to Canberra for the national apology
• Special arrangements for national apology day
• Australian Government to Apologise to Members of the Stolen Generations

Background

• Reconciliation Australia
• Information on the Australian Aboriginal flag – Awards and National Symbols Branch, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.
•  “Bringing Them Home”: The Stolen Children report 1997 - Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission.     
• ‘Sorry’: the unfinished business of the Bringing Them Home report – Background Note, Australian Parliamentary Library, posted online 4 February 2008.
• Order of Business, Opening of Parliament (Word document)

Live Broadcasting

• The Prime Minister will move the apology motion at 9 am Canberra time (Eastern Standard Daylight Time) on Wednesday 13 February.
  • Webcast from Parliament House 
  • ABC radio
  • ABC News Online
  • Radio Australia
  • Australia Network international television service will have a live broadcast of the national apology from 9am AEST (2200 UTC) on Wed 13 Feb. The broadcast will be replayed at 12.30pm local time on Australia Network services to the Pacific, Asia and India.

Other useful links

• The Prime Minister of Australia

Photographs

• Photographs of the National Apology

 

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