We apologise for the laws and policies of successive parliaments and governments that have inflicted profound grief, suffering and loss on these our fellow Australians. We apologise especially for the removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families, their communities and their country.
Interpretation
This quote expresses a formal apology for the historical injustices faced by Indigenous Australians, particularly focusing on the removal of children from their families.
Kevin Rudd's quote serves as a powerful acknowledgment of the immense pain and suffering caused by government policies that led to the removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families. The apology highlights the need for recognition of past wrongs and the impact of these actions on communities, emphasizing a commitment to healing and reconciliation for a better future.
In practice
Opening a conference on reconciliation and acknowledgment of historical injustices.
As nations we should also commit afresh to righting past wrongs. In Australia we began this recently with the first Australians - the oldest continuing culture in human history. On behalf of the Australian Parliament, this year I offered an apology to indigenous Australians for the wrongs they had suffered in the past.
We are so fortunate, as Australians, to have among us the oldest continuing cultures in human history. Cultures that link our nation with deepest antiquity. We have Aboriginal rock art in the Kimberley that is as ancient as the great Palaeolithic cave paintings at Altamira and Lascaux in Europe.
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