Australia ‘sorry’ for child abuse

BBC
Tuesday, Nov 17th, 2009

Australian PM Kevin Rudd has apologised to the hundreds of thousands of people, some British migrants, who were abused or neglected in state care as children.

Mr Rudd said he was “deeply sorry” for the pain caused to the children and their extended families.

He said he hoped the national apology would help to “heal the pain” and be a turning point in Australian history.

Some 500,000 “forgotten Australians” were abused or neglected in orphanages and children’s homes from 1930 to 1970.

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