Tuesday 13 February 2024 marks the 16th anniversary of the National Apology to the Stolen Generations as we acknowledge the trauma endured because of past government policies of forced child removal from their families, policies aimed at assimilating the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population into a western world.
The official transcript of the apology can be found here – https://www.aph.gov.au/-/media/06_Visit_Parliament/Whats_On/Exhibitions_on_display/Apology_to_Australias_Indigenous_Peoples/Apology_transcript_A3Download_5.pdf?la=en&hash=DDB3F2C4A1C0291FEC62B8E7D101E2421C1F1874&hash=DDB3F2C4A1C0291FEC62B8E7D101E2421C1F1874