Anne McEwen (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

On behalf of Senators Moore, Siewert and Humphries, I move:

That the Senate—

  (a)   recognises the 4th anniversary of the apology to the Stolen Generations on 13 February 2012;

  (b)   affirms the sentiment expressed by the Senate on 13 February 2008 as a significant step to build a new relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians and recognise the suffering caused by past injustices;

  (c)   expresses its support for members of the Stolen Generations and for the activities happening across Australia on 13 February to mark the anniversary of the apology; and

  (d)   notes the new special collection that will be established in the Parliamentary Library of historical documents presented by the National Sorry Day Committee, which document our nation's shared journey toward reconciliation and the ongoing process of healing and justice for members of the Stolen Generations.

Question agreed to.