The WA Stolen Generations Redress Scheme opened on 10 November 2025. The scheme is available to Aboriginal people who were removed from their families as children in Western Australia before 1 July 1972. Eligible applicants receive a one-off payment of $85,000 and an opportunity for a personal acknowledgement from a representative of the WA government….
This is a copy of the text of the speech given by Premier Jacinta Allan at the Apology to Victorians who experienced historical abuse and neglect as children in institutional care on 8 February 2024.
Premier Jacinta Allan delivered a formal apology to people who historical abuse and neglect as children in institutional care in Victoria on 8 February 2024. Members of both houses of parliament gathered in the Legislative Assembly for the speech delivered by Jacinta Allan. It included these words: Today we acknowledge a shameful chapter in our…
Redress for Historical Institutional Abuse opened on 10 December 2024. The redress scheme is for people who lived in a Victorian institution as a child for a period of at least 6 months, before 1 January 1990, and experienced physical, psychological or emotional abuse or neglect in the institution. People found eligible for this redress…
The Historical Forced Adoptions Redress Schemee was announced by the Victorian government in April, 2025. The scheme provides financial redress and support to the many mothers who continue to live with the serious, complex and ongoing effects of their experience of forced separation. The establishment of a scheme for mothers whose babies were forcibly removed…
Please contact BUSHkids Postal address: 16 Morley Street, Toowoomba, QLD 4066 Phone: (07) 3870 7288 Email: info@bushkids.org.au Website: www.bushkids.org.au/contact/access-to-information/
Access Conditions People mentioned in these records have a right to access information about themselves. If applying for records about a family member, please specify your relationship when making an application. Please provide evidence of your authority if you are acting on behalf of a former resident. BUSHkids aims to provide any information found as…
This book was created by the Superintendent of Ooldea Mission (Harrie E. Green), and contains details about residents of the mission. It includes information about births, baptisms, marriages, and deaths of Aboriginal people living at the Mission, as well as a list of residents. It also contains the Superintendent’s notes about cultural customs, totems, and…
This is a copy of a photograph that was published in an article on the news.com.au website in December 2025, showing the former site of the Homeless Children’s Association refuge.
Marymead CatholicCare commenced on the 30th June 2023, following a merger of Marymead Child and Family Centre merged with CatholicCare Canberra & Goulburn. Among other services it provides foster care, short-term accommodation for teenagers and young adults, and runs a Permanency Support Program. Marymead CatholicCare provides access to the records of the Marymead Child and…
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