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Bringing Them Home

Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families
Cover of the Bringing Them Home report
Also known asStolen Generation
OutcomeBringing Them Home report (1997)
  • Parliamentary apologies from:
    • Qld (26 May 1999)
    • WA (27 May 1997)
    • SA (28 May 1997)
    • ACT (17 June 1997)
    • NSW (18 June 1997)
    • Tas (13 August 1997)
    • Vic (17 September 1997)
    • NT (24 October 2001)
    • Australia (13 February 2008)
  • Australian Government Motion of Reconciliation (26 August 1999)
InquiriesNational Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families
CommissionersSir Ronald Wilson
Mick Dodson
Inquiry period11 May 1995 (1995-05-11) – 26 May 1997 (1997-05-26)
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Bringing Them Home is the 1997 Australian Report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families. The report marked a pivotal moment in the controversy that has come to be known as the Stolen Generations.

The inquiry was established by the federal Attorney-General, Michael Lavarch, on 11 May 1995,[2] in response to efforts made by key Indigenous agencies and communities concerned that the general public's ignorance of the history of forcible removal was hindering the recognition of the needs of its victims and their families and the provision of services.[3] The 680-page report was tabled in Federal Parliament on 26 May 1997.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference HREOC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Bringing them Home - preliminary". Australian Human Rights Commission. 2 August 1995. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Bringing them home: The 'Stolen Children' report". Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. 2005. Retrieved 8 January 2008.
  4. ^ "How to access the 'Bringing them home' report, community guide, video and education module". HREOC. Archived from the original on 23 March 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2008.

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