“Sorry for Abuse” from our Prime Minister
Last week our Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd and the opposition leader apologised to the forgotten Australians who were abused in institutions in the past – sexual, emotional and physical. So many Australians and child migrants were subjected to appalling conditions through these orphanages and various other institutions.
Mr Rudd will today say sorry to 500,000 “forgotten Australians” who suffered in orphanages, foster homes and care between the 1930s and 1970s.
The apology will also cover Australians who were shipped from Britain as children with the promise of a better life, only to face abuse and neglect.
Britain sent more than 130,000 poor children to Australia and other former colonies in the last century, many wiithout the knowledge or consent of their parents, according to the charity Child Migrants Trust.
Specialist agencies sent them abroad to populate British colonies with “good white British stock”, the charity said, but most ended up in state institutions or farm schools.
I think it’s a great thing they did, though it won’t ever take the terrible experiences back, at least someone has apologised for Australia’s great shame! It can be a start on the road to closure for some hopefully.
To read more about it and view the video, click on the link Kevin Rudd apologises to ‘forgotten Australians’
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