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Board of Protection Act
The government was given the power to decide where Indigenous Australian's live, work and who they marry. -
Indigenous Protection and Restriction Act (QLD)
The chief protector was granted the power to to remove Indigenous Australian's onto reserves and to hold children in dormitories -
Indigenous Australian Protection Act (NSW)
The protection board could assume full custody and control of any child seen to be neglected -
Stolen generations
The children began to be forcibly removed from their homes -
Indigenous Protection Amending Act
Indigenous protection board can seperate and remove children from their families without needing to go to court -
Protection
All states repealed the legislation to remove Indigenous children under the name of "protection". -
Going Home
Family tracing, reunion, and support services are given to the children who were forcibly removed -
Bringing Them Home
The parliaments and government of all states and territories are recommended to issue an apology to the stolen generations, they reject this -
National Sorry Day
The National Sorry Day Committee organise a an annual Sorry Day on May 26th -
Saying Sorry
Kevin Rudd makes a historic national apology to the stolen generations
