30 years ago Australia confronted its Stolen Generation past – then the Howard government blew it
- Written by Anne Maree Payne, Senior Research Fellow, Indigenous Land & Justice Research Group, UNSW Sydney
May 2025 marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the national inquiry into the forcible removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families.
Conducted by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, the inquiry’s final report was called Bringing Them Home. It demonstrated the extent and trauma of...