Apologies

February 16, 2008 at 4:48 pm (Politics)

I’ve been sitting and stewing for a couple of days now about the recent Apology to the indigenous Australian population by the new Australian Government. Apologising for the past acts of removing Aboriginal children from their families. These children were then placed either in foster care with white families, or in missions. Many of these children were not in danger. They were simply born into the ‘wrong’ family, that was the opinion of the government of the time.

The apology isn’t the part that has gotten me stewing. It was the right thing to do. The reactions of some parts of non-Indigenous Australia has disgusted & disappointed me. I couldn’t put my feelings eloquently enough to do the subject justice. Luckily, Steph has written the best post of her blogging career and has said all I wanted to say.

Thank you, Steph. You’re a star!

3 Comments

  1. Randy Nichols said,

    February 16, 2008 at 4:55 pm

    I found your site on google blog search and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. Just added your RSS feed to my feed reader. Look forward to reading more from you.

    - Randy Nichols.

  2. steph said,

    February 17, 2008 at 6:26 am

    Awwww, *blushes* I’m just worried how I’m gonna follow it up. I had a post all ready to go about sex farts! lol, I’m KIDDING. Thanks xx

  3. Cheap Thrills said,

    February 18, 2008 at 6:31 pm

    Hey,

    have just discovered your blog.

    had a good read through….love the way you write :)

    have added you to my blog roll!

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