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.