Another important apology!

Stolen generation man wins compensation

Almost everything Neville Austin has ever wanted is contained in a one-page letter he received this week from the Victorian government.

Mr Austin, 47, who was separated from his mother in 1964, is the first victim of the stolen generation in Victoria to gain compensation.

His settlement includes an undisclosed amount of money, but it is the state’s written expression of “true apology and deep regret” that means the most.

Read more below:

http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/stolen-generation-man-wins-compensation-20110624-1gi3m.html

And more:

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/victorian-stolen-generation-man-neville-austin-gets-compensation-and-apology/story-fn7x8me2-1226081197609

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