National Apology to the Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants, Great Hall at Australian Parliament House - NMA

National Apology Anniversary

This week saw the 13th anniversary of the National Apology to Forgotten Australians & Former Child Migrants

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We’re 10 Years Old!

A lot has changed in the decade since we first launched and we’re not slowing down

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Westbrook Boys Breakout

A mass breakout at Westbrook Farm Home brought attention to the brutal conditions endured by the boys 60 years ago this May.

Eleven years on…

On Monday November 16, it will be 11 years since the National Apology to Forgotten Australians

The South Australian Apology – eight years on…

tn_Memorial Eight years ago on 17 June 2008 the Premier of South Australia the Hon M.D. Rann moved a motion in Parliament for an apology to the South Australian child victims of abuse while in State Care. Two years later four giant steel daisies bloomed in Peace Park, Adelaide with the unveiling of a Memorial honouring these children.
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We couldn’t do it without you!

Birthday Cupcake One year ago, on 1st June 2015, we launched the Find & Connect web resource blog. As I write this post, we have published 33 blog posts, received 61 comments, made 74 links to pages on the Find & Connect web resource and had close to ten thousand page views.
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Six years on from the national apology

apology-hands Six years ago today, the Australian Parliament issued an apology to Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants. Six years is a long time – in Canberra alone, so much has changed since that day in November, 2009.
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