Keywords: Stolen Generations
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AUSTRALIA
- Michael Mullins
- 15 February 2010
6 Comments
On the second anniversary of the apology to Indigenous Australians, we
look instinctively to the Prime Minister to tell us what he's done. He presented his report card to Parliament on Thursday. But he's not the only one who needs to account.
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AUSTRALIA
- Brian McCoy
- 25 January 2010
1 Comment
Australia Day remindes us of stories of separation within our country, such as the stories of the Stolen Generations. Separation from a parent is something Prince William understands. 'Did your mummy die?' a six-year old asked him during his visit last week.
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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 06 January 2009
5 Comments
Most indigenous Australians appreciated Labor's wide consultation. Some were angered by elements of Brendan Nelson's speech. But he did well do bring the Liberal and National Parties with him, ensuring they did not rain on the national parade as they had in 1988 and 1997. (February 2008)
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Deborah Ruiz Wall
- 14 October 2008
3 Comments
and so it was, in Canberra .. alongside screens from across the globe .. where many eyes focused on this fateful day to witness
.. a new national leader seize the first opportunity
.. to begin his regime with one word
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RELIGION
- Andrew Hamilton
- 08 April 2008
4 Comments
Symbolic gestures such as the apology to the Stolen Generations are often seen as a substitute for practical action. But sentiment provides important pathways into understanding the human impact of government policy-making.
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AUSTRALIA
- Michael Mullins
- 03 March 2008
2 Comments
'Nothing beats being there and listening. I wonder who cares enough to live with the communities?' If the logic of last month's Parliamentary Apology to the Stolen Generations is translated into Government policy and action, there is every hope that 'being there and listening' could be adopted as an official strategy.
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AUSTRALIA
- Gillian Bouras
- 29 February 2008
2 Comments
According to the Ethiopian ecclesiastical calendar, a leap year belongs to St Luke. Having made its national apology to the Stolen Generations, for Australia this leap year has more in common with China's Great Leap Forward.
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ENVIRONMENT
- Charles Rue
- 26 February 2008
10 Comments
The Garnaut Report underplays Australia's position as a wealthy country that can act now to safeguard its future. This month's bipartisan apology to the Stolen Generations has laid the ground for a multi-party agreement on the climate crisis.
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AUSTRALIA
- Clare Coburn
- 25 February 2008
2 Comments
During the Howard years, a culture of fear saw us closeted within our houses, reluctant to engage with the community. Prime Minister Rudd's apology to the Stolen Generations may have collapsed a few symbolic fences so that messages can begin to pass back and forth.
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AUSTRALIA
- Michael Mullins
- 25 February 2008
This month Australia's nationhood has been bolstered by Federal Parliament's apology to the Stolen Generations. Kenya is moving in the opposite direction, with a local Jesuit analyst suggesting we could soon be speaking of 'a country that was once Kenya'.
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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 14 February 2008
17 Comments
Most indigenous Australians appreciated Labor's wide consultation. Some were angered by elements of Brendan Nelson's speech. But he did well do bring the Liberal and National Parties with him, ensuring they did not rain on the national parade as they had in 1988 and 1997.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
This month marks the tenth anniversary of the Bringing Them Home report. A new book celebrates the efforts of the late Aboriginal activist and leader Rob Riley to redress a litany of wrongs and injustices towards his people.
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