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C-BERSS EX-PRESS
June 2002
Issue 2, Vol 5
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All Newsletters : June 2002 : Righting The Wrongs
Righting The Wrongs
A Senate Inquiry Trilogy
Former child migrant and member of the Senate Inquiry into Child Migration, WA Senator Andrew Murray told a meeting of ex-residents of Christian Brothers and Sisters of Mercy child care institutions how two recent Senate Inquiries had effectively helped to right the past wrongs systemati-cally committed against disadvantaged children in Australia.
Speaking at a meeting of ex-residents and their partners organised by the C-BERS Management Committee in May, Senator Murray said the first of, what he envisioned was a required “trilogy of Senate Inquiries”, investigated the impact of the removal of indigenous children from their families “The Stolen Generation” and resulted in grants of $69 million to correct the effects of what is now seen as a flawed policy.
The second inquiry “Lost Innocents: Righting the Record” reported on the impact of child migration schemes involving children from England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and Malta which, with the unanimous support of all political parties, has resulted in funding of $2.7million al-ready having been allocated in response to the Inquiry’s recommendations.
Senator Murray said a third inquiry was currently being considered by the Senate inquiring into “Children in Care in Australia”.
Senator Murray said he was very keen to progress this inquiry, not only to complete the “righting of the historical record” but also to continue to right the historical wrongs that had been committed against Australia’s children.
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