'We say sorry' — The Apology to The Stolen Generations

On 13th February 2008, Australian PM Kevin Rudd offered a long-awaited apology to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were taken away from families by successive Australian governments.

There are only five speeches from Australians listed in Wikipedia’s List of Speeches . They’re all up on Speakola and they are:

1949: Prime Minister Ben Chifley’s ‘The Light on the Hill’ speech;

1975: dismissed Prime Minister Gough Whitlam’s ‘Nothing will save the Governor General’ from the steps of Parliament House; (it’s in our podcast theme!)

1992: P…