Stolen Generations

  • Board of Protection Act

    The government was given the power to decide where Indigenous Australian's live, work and who they marry.
  • Indigenous Protection and Restriction Act (QLD)

    The chief protector was granted the power to to remove Indigenous Australian's onto reserves and to hold children in dormitories
  • Indigenous Australian Protection Act (NSW)

    The protection board could assume full custody and control of any child seen to be neglected
  • Stolen generations

    The children began to be forcibly removed from their homes
  • Indigenous Protection Amending Act

    Indigenous protection board can seperate and remove children from their families without needing to go to court
  • Protection

    All states repealed the legislation to remove Indigenous children under the name of "protection".
  • Going Home

    Family tracing, reunion, and support services are given to the children who were forcibly removed
  • Bringing Them Home

    The parliaments and government of all states and territories are recommended to issue an apology to the stolen generations, they reject this
  • National Sorry Day

    National Sorry Day
    The National Sorry Day Committee organise a an annual Sorry Day on May 26th
  • Saying Sorry

    Kevin Rudd makes a historic national apology to the stolen generations