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Anniversary of the Apology to Australia’s Indigenous Peoples
The 13 February marks the anniversary of when then-Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologised on behalf of the Australian Government to the Stolen Generations on 13 February 2008.
The Stolen Generations are the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children who were forcibly removed from their families and communities by successive colonial and Australian governments.
Delivered in a televised statement to both Houses of Parliament and to members of the Stolen Generations present, the apology acknowledged the harm done to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
In this landmark speech, the Government called on all Australians to reflect on the past actions that form an important part of our history.
The apology included a resolve to embrace new solutions to enduring problems where old approaches had failed, and a future based on mutual respect and mutual responsibility.
Read the full transcript of the National Apology to Australia’s Indigenous Peoples motion, 13 February 2008
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