Cirrus@Austlit

'Intergroup apologies by Governments for past wrongs are almost commonplace within Australia. These types of apologies are designed to accomplish two things: to publicly acknowledge the wrongdoing; and to rebuild trust in a new relationship with the victim group.

'It has been 14 years since the Rudd apology to the Stolen Generation; February 13th, 2022, marked the Anniversary of the Apology, and there were celebrations to mark the occasion. There was also a strong call for the Governments of Australia to do more to build better relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, in particular the Stolen Generations.

'These calls generally recognised that since the apology, successive governments have relied on the education aspect of the apology to be their focus, not the rebuilding of the relationship between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This has led to the victim groups' increasingly poor Social and Emotional Wellbeing.'(Publication abstract)