Apologies had previously been offered by State and Territory governments in the period 1997-2001. Please see right bar for the links:
27 May 1997: Richard Court, Western Australia Premier, issued a parliamentary statement. 28 May 1997: Dean Brown, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, issued a parliamentary apology on behalf of the people of South Australia. 17 June 1997: Kate Carnell, Australian Capital Territory Chief Minister, moved a motion in the Territory Assembly. 18 June 1997: Bob Carr, New South Wales Premier, issued an apology on behalf of the people of NSW. 13 August 1997: Tony Rundle, Tasmania Premier, moved a parliamentary motion. 17 September 1997: Jeff Kennett, Victoria Premier, moved a parliamentary motion. 26 May 1999: Peter Beattie, Queensland Premier, issued a parliamentary statement. 24 October 2001: Clare Martin, Northern Territory Chief Minister, moved a Northern Territory legislative assembly.
A detailed state-by-state list of state apologies can be found here.
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Kevin Rudd meets the indigenous crowd in the Australian Parliament building after the long-overdue national apology to the stolen generations on 13 February 2008.
"The time has now come for the nation to turn a new page in Australia's history by righting the wrongs of the past and so moving forward with confidence to the future." - Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister of Australia, 13 February 2008 in Parliament of Australia, Canberra, ACT
National Apology 13 Feb 2008
Kevin Rudd meets the indigenous crowd in the Australian Parliament building after the long-overdue national apology to the stolen generations on 13 February 2008.
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