10 things you should know about the National Apology FILE A Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008 file photo of people gathered to mark Sorry Day, at the Esplanade in Perth. Friday, Feb. 13, 2009, marks the one year anniversary since Mr Rudd s apology. (AAP Image/Andrea Hayward) NO ARCHIVING INTL OUT Source: AAP
1. You should know. The speech
On 13 Feburary 2008, then-Prime Minister Kevin Rudd delivered an empassioned speech apologising to the Stolen Generations on behalf of the Australian Government.
In an interview on ABC s Radio National Kevin Rudd s former speechwriter James Button revealed that Rudd could, at times, have upto four people writing one script for him, criticising the slice and dice practice.
The Healing Foundation
Tuesday 11 May 2021
Topics:
Federal Budget; Stolen Generations; Intergenerational Trauma, Truth Telling; Self-Determination; Uluru Statement from the Heart; First Nations Memorial; Redress; Records
ADAM SHIRLEY: Understandably, you might have your eyes on the budget to see if there’s dollars and cents that are going to support you flowing from the Federal Government. I mean, it’s always an interesting question – what’s in it for me? And sometimes, people look at it – what’s in it for people in our society to make us all a bit better?
There hasn’t been a whole lot of discussion directly about what money’s being provided for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander programs and organisations, to assist them further beyond, and help them with the things they need. The Healing Foundation is one of those organisations that knows exactly, and works on exactly what is best, and what programs will work.
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