Tag: Apology to the Stolen Generations
National Sorry Day is a day to commemorate those taken. But ‘sorry’ is not enough – we need action
A young child lights a candle to commemorate the Stolen Generations. Paul Miller/AAP Image
This article contains mentions of the Stolen Generations, and policies using...
Sunday essay: How leftist, feminist poet Dame Mary Gilmore became ‘Aunt Mary’ in the PM’s political narrative
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Dame Mary Gilmore died at 97 in late 1962, two and a half years before the birth of...
Forgiveness requires more than just an apology. It requires action
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It has been 14 years since then-Prime Minister Kevin Rudd delivered his apology to the Stolen Generations from parliament house. Words which were so...