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1986 Meeting of St John Paul II with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in Alice Springs

‘You are part of Australia and Australia is part of you. And the Church herself in Australia will not be fully the Church that Jesus wants her to be until you have made your contribution to her life and until that contribution has been joyfully received by others.’St John Paul II, Alice Springs, 1986. Thirty… Read More »1986 Meeting of St John Paul II with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in Alice Springs

1973: Woodward Royal Commission into Land Rights

On this day in 1973 the Woodward Royal Commission into Land Rights in the Northern Territory was established. The Central Land Council situate this event in its historical context here.

2008: Apology to the Stolen Generation by the Australian Government

On this day Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologized to Indigenous Australians, and especially the Stolen Generation, for past government policies of removing First Nations children from their families. The National Museum of Australia explains here how the journey to a national apology began with the Bringing Them Home Report. Watch the apology in the video… Read More »2008: Apology to the Stolen Generation by the Australian Government