Rudd says sorry to Aborigines
(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-02-13 13:34
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| An indigenous Australian wipes her eyes as Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd delivers an apology to the Aboriginal people at the Australian Parliament in Canberra, Australia, February 13, 2008. Australia apologised for the historic mistreatment of Aborigines on Wednesday, moving many aborigines to tears and prompting cheers from huge crowds gathered in cities across the nation. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd told parliament that past policies of assimilation, under which aboriginal children were taken from their families to be brought up in white households, were a stain on the nation's soul. [Agencies] |
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