Forgotten Australians, during formal proceedings of the National Apology., 2009, by Lucas, Jeremy, courtesy of National Museum of Australia.
Later, flowers were laid in remembrance of those who had passed away. 'Anecdotal evidence has shown an abnormally large percentage of suicides among care leavers' (The Senate Community Affairs Reference Committee Forgotten Australians, 2004, xvi).
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