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Feb. 7 - 13, 2021

Anniversary of Apology to Australia's Indigenous Peoples

Feb. 13, 2021 - Feb. 13, 2020 All Day

The National Apology to the Stolen Generations came about as a recommendation from The National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal Children from their Families. It highlighted the suffering of Indigenous families under the Commonwealth, state and territory Aboriginal protection and welfare laws and policies[http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/sorry-day-stolen-generations]. The National Inquiry then led to the Bringing them home report[http://www.humanrights.gov.au/Social_Justice/bth_report/index.html] which was tabled in Parliament on 26 May 1997. It contained 54 Recommendations on how to redress the...

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