bron: CLAN 
10-11-2009
10-11-2009[...]
These three groups are the forgotten Australians, the child migrants and the stolen generation.
Incidentally, they would all prefer to be known as the ‘Remembered Australians’.
A redress scheme has existed in Queensland,Tasmania and Western Australia. No other states or territories have had a redress scheme but some have supported the CLAN with funding to assist these, our fellow Australians, in their search for peace of mind. Under the WA scheme, many of the remembered Australians had to come forward to tell their stories and reopen their life wounds to get this redress—an emotional experience just on its own in the reliving of the horror and abuse.
Last weekend there was an article by Jessica Strutt in the West Australian about
a group of these people protesting against the reduction and cancellation of
the redress scheme introduced by the previous government. CLAN co-founder
Leonie Sheady, who flew from New South Wales to be at the protest, said:
Care Leavers came forward with great courage and rehashed old memories and told their tragic and horrifying histories on the understanding there would be fair and reasonable redress of up to $80,000. Now they feel betrayed.
Leonie tells me that future silent protests are planned.
It took a lot of courage for these people to come forward and share their stories. It is wrong to change the rules now. The Western Australian government must reconsider this decision.
Clannies are also pushing for a formal acknowledgement and apology to the lost innocents and forgotten Australians. I support this call but people need to remember that an apology is not enough. In my first speech in parliament I referred to the apology to the stolen generation and the symbolism of it. I said while the
apology may help some people get over the pain of the past, we need to address
the problems still facing the Indigenous population of today with real
solutions, not just words. The same is true here.
[...]
16-11-2009: These three groups are the forgotten Australians, the child migrants and the stolen generation.
Incidentally, they would all prefer to be known as the ‘Remembered Australians’.
A redress scheme has existed in Queensland,Tasmania and Western Australia. No other states or territories have had a redress scheme but some have supported the CLAN with funding to assist these, our fellow Australians, in their search for peace of mind. Under the WA scheme, many of the remembered Australians had to come forward to tell their stories and reopen their life wounds to get this redress—an emotional experience just on its own in the reliving of the horror and abuse.
Last weekend there was an article by Jessica Strutt in the West Australian about
a group of these people protesting against the reduction and cancellation of
the redress scheme introduced by the previous government. CLAN co-founder
Leonie Sheady, who flew from New South Wales to be at the protest, said:
Care Leavers came forward with great courage and rehashed old memories and told their tragic and horrifying histories on the understanding there would be fair and reasonable redress of up to $80,000. Now they feel betrayed.
Leonie tells me that future silent protests are planned.
It took a lot of courage for these people to come forward and share their stories. It is wrong to change the rules now. The Western Australian government must reconsider this decision.
Clannies are also pushing for a formal acknowledgement and apology to the lost innocents and forgotten Australians. I support this call but people need to remember that an apology is not enough. In my first speech in parliament I referred to the apology to the stolen generation and the symbolism of it. I said while the
apology may help some people get over the pain of the past, we need to address
the problems still facing the Indigenous population of today with real
solutions, not just words. The same is true here.
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