Why the Stolen Generations never ended
Eighteen years ago, Kevin Rudd apologised to the Stolen Generations and said those injustices must never happen again.
Eighteen years ago, Kevin Rudd apologised to the Stolen Generations and said those injustices must never happen again.
But in that same year, Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts was taken from her family at just 10 years old.
Now, as a lawyer and advocate, she says Australia is still taking First Nations children from their families – and that the number in out-of-home care is today higher than the estimated number removed during the Stolen Generations.
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Today, Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts discusses her own removal, the pipeline from child protection to prison, and what it would take to keep First Nations children with their families and communities.
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Guest: Human rights lawyer and former ACT Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People, Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts
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