On 13 FEB 2008, the Australian Parliament issued a formal apology to Indigenous Australians for forced removals of Australian Indigenous children (Stolen Generations) from their families by Australian federal & state government agencies.
“To the stolen generations, I say the following: as PM of Australia, I am sorry...
I offer you this apology without qualification.
We apologise for the hurt, pain & suffering that we, the parliament, have caused you…
We apologise for the indignity, the degradation & the humiliation these laws embodied.”
~ Delivered by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd