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Commonwealth Contribution to Former Forced Adoption Policies and Practices (2011 - 2012)
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- http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2010-13/commcontribformerforcedadoption/index
The Commonwealth Contribution to Former Forced Adoption Policies and Practices has been the subject of a Senate Committee Inquiry which commenced in 2011. The Inquiry was established as a result of the efforts over many years of many mothers who were separated from their children by adoption. The report was handed down on 29 February 2012.
Publications
Online Resources
- 'Submission No. 218 Commonwealth Contribution to Former Forced Adoption Policies and Practices', in Submissions received by the Committee, Commonwealth of Australia, 2012, 2012, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2010-13/commcontribformerforcedadoption/submissions. Details
- 'Apology for past forced adoption practices', in Queensland Government home, State of Queensland, 2014, http://www.qld.gov.au/community/caring-child/apology-past-forced-adoption/. Details
- 'Institutions', in Forced Adoptions History Project, National Archives of Australia, 2014, https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20141215101659/http://forcedadoptions.naa.gov.au/resources/institutions. Details
- Dobbyn, Paul, 'New Apology Call', in Catholic Leader, 11 March 2012, http://catholicleader.com.au/catholic-news-top-stories/new-apology-call_78707. Details
- Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs, 'Submissions received by the Committee', in Commonwealth Contribution to Former Forced Adoption Policies and Practices (2011-2012), Commonwealth of Australia, 2012, 2012, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2010-13/commcontribformerforcedadoption/submissions. Details
- The Senate - Community Affairs and Reference Committee, Commonwealth Contribution to Former Forced Adoption Policies and Practices, Commonwealth of Australia, 29 February 2012, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2010-13/commcontribformerforcedadoption/report/index.htm. Details
Prepared by: Lee Butterworth
Created: 15 November 2011, Last modified: 23 June 2014