Australia

Sorry. We beg forgiveness.

Submitted by kattekrab on Wed, 13/02/2008 - 12:09
Sorry. For the indignity and degradation thus inflicted on a proud people and a proud culture, we say sorry.

This morning in the 42nd Parliament the Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, delivered an apology to the Stolen Generations. Yesterday, for the first time, a Welcome to Country ceremony was performed at Parliament House.  It was broadcast live, and watched by thousands, perhaps millions of people across the nation.