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Western Australia - Glossary Term
Forgotten Australians
Redress Scheme Speech in House of Representatives by Steve Irons, MP, 20 August 2009, courtesy of House of Representatives.
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The term 'Forgotten Australians' came into common use around the time of the publication of first report of the Senate Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care in 2004. The term 'Forgotten Australians' was used by the Senate to describe the thousands of people who experienced institutional or out-of-home care in Australia in the twentieth century, particularly during the period from the 1930s to the 1970s. However, not every person who falls into this category identifies him or herself as a 'Forgotten Australian', or believes that their experience can be described by this, or any other term.
Publications
Newspaper Articles
- Turnbull, Malcolm, 'Malcolm Turnbull apology to Forgotten Australians', The Australian, 16 November 2009. Details
Online Resources
- 'National Research Study on the Service Response to Past Adoption Experiences', in Australian Institute of Family Studies, Australian Institute of Family Studies, https://aifs.gov.au/publications/past-adoption-experiences. Details
- 'Child Family Community Australia Research Practice and Policy Information Exchange', in Australian Institute of Family Studies, Australian Institute of Family Studies, http://www.aifs.gov.au/cfca/. Details
- 'Who are the Forgotten Australians? Background and overview', in Forgotten Australians: life stories, Alliance for Forgotten Australians, 2011, https://youtu.be/fzCQKq7ttTg. Details
- Forgotten Australians: life stories, Alliance for Forgotten Australians, 2011, http://www.forgottenaustralians.org.au/resources. Details
- Chynoweth, Adele, Let our histories be visible: Human rights museology and the National Museum of Australia's Inside: Life in Children's Homes and Institutions, reCollections, vol. 7, National Museum Australia, 2012, http://recollections.nma.gov.au/issues/volume_7_number_1/commentary/let_our_histories_be_visible. Details
- National Museum of Australia, Inside: Life in Children's Homes and Institutions, Australian Government, 2010, https://insideblog.nma.gov.au/. Details
- National Museum of Australia and Ryebuck Media, The Forgotten Australians: What do they tell us about social life in Australia in the twentieth century?, National Museum Australia, 2011, https://insideblog.nma.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/forgotten_australians_colour2.pdf. Details
- National Museum of Australia; National Library of Australia, Forgotten Australians: Our History, Australian Government, 2009, http://forgottenaustralianshistory.gov.au/index.html. Details
- Parliament of Australia Senate, Forgotten Australians: A report on Australians who experienced institutional or out-of-home care as children, Senate Community Affairs References Committee, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/report/index.htm. Details
- Rudd, Kevin, Address at the apology to the Forgotten Australians and former child migrants Great Hall, Parliament House, Commonwealth of Australia, 16 November 2009, http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/110625/20091116-1801/www.pm.gov.au/node/6321.html. Details
- Senate Community Affairs Committee, 'Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care - Submissions received by the committee as at 17/3/05', in Forgotten Australians: A report on Australians who experienced institution or out-of-home care as children, Parliament of Australia Senate, Commonwealth of Australia, 17 March 2005, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist. Details
- Senate Community Affairs References Committee Secretariat, Parliament of Australia, Lost Innocents and Forgotten Australians Revisited: Report on the progress with the implementation of the recommendations of the Lost Innocents and Forgotten Australians Reports, Parliament of Australia website, Commonwealth of Australia, 25 June 2009, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2008-10/recs_lost_innocents_forgotten_aust_rpts/report/index. Details
- Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs, 'Protecting vulnerable children: a national challenge', in Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care (2003 - 2004), Commonwealth of Australia, 17 March 2005, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/report2/index.htm. Details
Photos
- Title
- Redress Scheme Speech in House of Representatives by Steve Irons, MP
- Type
- Document
- Date
- 20 August 2009
- Source
- House of Representatives
Details
- Title
- Prime Minister says sorry
- Type
- Video
- Date
- 15 November 2009
- Source
- Posted on Youtube by NewsOnABC
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Prepared by: Debra Rosser
Created: 25 October 2011, Last modified: 21 August 2013
