Child migrant memorial, Fremantle, 2006, courtesy of Australian National Maritime Museum and National Museums Liverpool 2010.
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On 13 August 1998, the Parliament of Western Australia passed a motion to apologise to former child migrants 'for the past policies that led to their forced migration and the subsequent maltreatment so many experienced, and express deep regret at the hurt and distress that this caused.' Many members of Parliament spoke in support of this motion.
Sources used to compile this entry: Gill, Alan, Orphans of the empire : the shocking story of child migration to Australia, Millenium Books, Alexandria, NSW, 1997; Legislative Assembly, 'Former Child Migrants Statement by Minister for Family and Children's Services', in Parliament of Western Australia website, Parliament of Western Australia, 13 August 1998, https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/Hansard/hansard1870to1995.nsf/83cc4ce93b5d4e0b48257b33001cfef6/0701D2EB6B88D71148258435001EFA12/$File/19980813_Assembly.pdf.
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Created: 31 July 2012, Last modified: 2 March 2016
Last updated: 18 January 2023
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