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NT Intervention
The NT Intervention or, as it is more correctly known, Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007, was a legislative response from the Federal Government to the Northern Territory Government's Inquiry into the Protection of Aboriginal Children from Sexual Abuse, or 'Little Children are Sacred' report. The legislation received bipartisan support in the Commonwealth parliament.
The Apology
On the 13th February, 2008, The Commonwealth parliament passed a motion that formally apologised to the Stolen Generations. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd tabled the motion, apologising to Indigenous Australians for "for the laws and policies of successive Parliaments and governments that have inflicted profound grief, suffering and loss".
Stolen Generations
The Stolen Generations is the name given to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children taken away, forcibly removed or made wards of the state by the assimilation policies of successive Commonwealth, State and Territory governments of Australia.
Reconciliation
Reconciliation can be seen as the most recent step towards promoting equity across Australia and social justice for Australia's Indigenous peoples. Reconciliation Australia defines Reconciliation as "building relationships for change between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians".
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“Has anybody seen a min min light and not followed?. This outback enigma fascinates me.”
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