Class action launched against Commonwealth for Stolen Generation By Jerome Doraisamy|28 April 2021 Northern Territory-based survivors of the Stolen Generation have issued legal proceedings against the Commonwealth, demanding compensation for the forcible removal from their families as children, from 1910 to the 1970s. A class action has been filed in the NSW Supreme Court by First Nations Australians based in the NT for injustices endured by thousands of Indigenous families. The proceedings are being run by Shine Lawyers and funded by Litigation Lending Services (LLS). The case follows extensive consultation with affected NT community members, the firm said in a statement. ‘Our stories have to be told’