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

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'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.

Tony Wilson
Feb 13, 2023
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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…

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