Australia Apologizes for Mistreatment of Child Migrants
LONDON - As many as 150000 poor British children were shipped off to the colonies over three and a half centuries, often taken from struggling families under programs intended to provide them with a new start — and the Empire with a supply of sturdy white workers. Forty years after the program stopped, Britain and Australia are saying sorry to the child migrants, who were promised a better life only to suffer abuse and neglect thousands of miles from home. The British government said Sunday …
LenaSynnoveOlsen = Huskeberta
I heard briefly about this the other night, didn’t know what they were talking about, now I know, thats damn fucked up.
We dont, dan! If we are poor, the gouverment say that we cant have raise the children. But its not just the poor familys! Ist teachters, nurses, doctors, handicpted, blind, deaf (not hearing - sorry, bad english), parent whit adhd and also perent who tryd drogs for 10 years ago - once!The gouvermen take children out of mothers life in 8 month pregnensy.They sterilize young girls because they have been taken from theyr familys!!If you have been taken, they say that you cant raise your oun family.
I can’t belive this…!!!!…But NORWAY is a first world country, isn’t it…????…What a disgracefull reality you are living in that totalitarian society…in Venezuela we have a lot of poverty but even the poorest families have the freedom to raise their children…
Child migrants or child slavery…?
Oh yes it is!!!!
The gouverment steel ouer children - give it to people who cant get theyr children by themselvs. There are loyers and people whit good schools who get the children, and poor looses them…The fosterparents get lots of money to have the children…Why???
10 000 children pr year loses theyr familys!!! 10 000 new children every year - and been like this for at least 20 years!! And before that…who knows?
So please - help us!
It is sooo sad to learn about this. At least they are making steps to help these people heal. It a shame that canada wont do the same.
LenaSynnoveOlsen; I don’t understand what you mean in this comment? I wouldn’t think this is a problem in Norway?
Just for the record - this is not just about british child migrants its about AUSTRALIAN BORN kids institutionalised and abused up till the mid1980s
Better late than never!
We love him!!
Norway! Listen to what he say! We need ouer children in ouer familys!!
qualia420, you have my sincere respect and admiration. Take courage from this!
This is truly the best government we have had in a long, long time… I’m so proud of Kevin Rudd.
my mother was in a ophanage and i appreciated how he apoligized for the damage this done, not only to my mothers childhood but to mine too!!!
Wow… mad props to the PM of Australia…. He definitely goes by the creed ‘do the right things right….’
“What Is Popular Is Not Always Right, and What Is Right Is Not Always Popular”
Dear Mr Kevin Rudd.
Thank you
Australia has you.Things can change and you have proven your Dinki Di Aussie.
The Person I understood we all should be.
Thank you so very very much.
To the adopted partents who beat me and told me i was shit.
You missed out on being human.
sorry is a powerful word*
Can anyone point me to the full video, or a transcript? Thanks.
Kevin Rudd is a great leader.
Let the healing begin with reparations for the victims!
so sad CHILDREN shoudld have NEVER known this or any type of STOPABLE pains.