December 16, 2008 09:22:00
There are concerns members of the Stolen Generations may be deterred from seeking compensation if they have to pay legal costs.
November 19, 2008 10:22:00
Actors in Baz Luhrmann's Australia say the film's release is a big event for the Indigenous community.
November 7, 2008 09:37:00
Indigenous people will gather at Nebo in north Queensland tomorrow for the reburial of remains of a man taken from his family 100 years ago.
October 22, 2008 16:10:00
There were tears in the Legislative Assembly as a motion of condolence was passed for Stolen Generations member Hilda Muir.
October 13, 2008 20:49:00
NT Chief Minister Paul Henderson has paid tribute to a prominent member of the Stolen Generation, Hilda Muir, who died on Sunday.
Human rights advocates have given the Federal Govt a mixed report card for its performance on social inclusion.
A new Queensland Government report shows Aboriginal children are being removed from their families at a rate similar to the Stolen Generations of the 1920s.
A Queensland Government report shows Aboriginal children are being removed from their families at a rate similar to the Stolen Generations of the 1920s.
September 24, 2008 11:45:00
The Greens will introduce a bill into the Senate this afternoon which, if passed, would grant compensation to the Stolen Generations.
September 24, 2008 07:00:00
The Greens will today introduce its Stolen Generations compensation bill to the Senate.
September 19, 2008 07:26:00
An Alice Springs-based organisation says it will soon be able to address a five-year backlog in Stolen Generations reunion cases.
September 18, 2008 09:38:00
Indigenous Northern Territorians have renewed their call for Stolen Generations compensation at a healing forum in Canberra.
September 2, 2008 13:19:00
The South Australian Government has given formal notice in the Supreme Court that it will keep pursuing a legal appeal against a judgment for a member of the Stolen Generations.
The Australian Greens' spokeswoman for Indigenous issues says the party will be amending and re-introducing a Stolen Generations compensation bill to the Senate before the end of the year.
A central Australian member of the Stolen Generations says the Federal Government is re-traumatising the people it apologised to earlier this year.
Members of the Stolen Generations will discuss a Senate Committee proposal for an Indigenous healing fund at a meeting in Alice Springs today.
Labor Senator Trish Crossin says there have been been mixed reactions to a recommendation to set up a national Indigenous healing fund.
The Northern Territory's Labor Senator says the Federal Government should prioritise setting up a fund to assist members of the Stolen Generations.
NAIDOC Week organisers say record numbers of people have taken part in this year's celebrations of Indigenous culture.
A program where businesses fund Aboriginal students' education at boarding schools is being compared to the Stolen Generation.
A South Australian Government appeal against the first successful Stolen Generations payout has been delayed.
SA Attorney-General says it is insensitive to discuss whether it will drop an appeal against a Stolen Generations case.
The first Aboriginal man from the Stolen Generations to successfully sue a state government and win compensation has died.
The Aboriginal community is mourning the death of the first Stolen Generations member to successfully sue for damages.
The first member of the Stolen Generations to successfully sue a state government has died in hospital.
A member of the Stolen Generations has slammed a parliamentary committee's decision to establish a "healing fund" rather than provide compensation payments.
A Senate committee has called for a National Indigenous Healing Fund to be created.
A Senate committee will report today on the proposal for a national compensation fund for the Stolen Generations.
The federal race discrimination commissioner Tom Calma has backed calls for an Indigenous treaty to be signed by the Federal Government.
Aboriginal leader Lowitja O'Donoghue has blamed past government policies for silence on abuse in Aboriginal communities.
Aboriginal leader Lowitja O'Donoghue plans to deliver her swan song address tonight in Adelaide, where she will challenge the churches to stop abandoning Aboriginal communities.
The Brisbane City Council says a plaque commemorating the Stolen Generations will eventually return to King George Square.
The head of a Queensland Indigenous education group says Aboriginal children must get the same education as the rest of Australia's children.
Paul Lennon's premiership has been marked by controversy and accusations of cronyism.
Hundreds of people have marched through Sydney's CBD in recognition of Sorry Day.
Former federal Indigenous affairs minister Mal Brough has accused Prime Minister Kevin Rudd of being "un-Australian" for not acting quickly enough to tackle child abuse.
The Shepparton community will recognise the Prime Minister's apology to the Stolen Generations at a special event today.
The organiser of WA Sorry Day activities says compensation for the Stolen Generations is still a key issue to be addressed.
The chief executive of the Worimi Local Aboriginal Land Council says it time for Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to start acting on promises made in his national apology speech.
Indigenous people along the New South Wales mid-north coast say this year's Reconciliation Week is especially significant after the formal apology to the Stolen Generations.
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