National Sorry Day
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National Sorry Day, officially the National Day of Healing, is an event held annually in Australia on 26 May commemorating the Stolen Generations. It is part of the ongoing efforts towards reconciliat
2016 National Sorry Day event in Brisbane
A commemorative poster from 2008
On 13 February 2008, the Parliament of Australia issued a formal apology to Indigenous Australians for forced removals of Australian Indigenous children from their families by Australian federal and s
National Sorry Day
…which led to the Stolen Generations and recommended support and reparations to the Indigenous population. In 2008, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd issued a formal apology for the mistreatment of Indigenous Australians on behalf of the federal government. National Sorry Day has also inspired many public acts of solidarity…
Kevin Rudd (on a big screen in Federation Square, Melbourne) apologising to the Stolen Generations
Crowds viewing a public broadcast of the federal parliament's apology in Elder Park, Adelaide
Copy of the apology speech, Parliament House, Canberra
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd offered the apology on behalf of the nation.