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National Apology Day - Anniversary

10 Feb 2025

Handprint in sand, and flags of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders

The NSW Centre for Effective Reading remembers the anniversary of the National Apology Day.

On 13 February 2008 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made a formal apology to ​Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, particularly to the Stolen Generations whose lives had been blighted by past government policies of forced child removal and assimilation.

We acknowledge this significant event and  pay tribute to those who advocated for this apology.

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We would like to pay our respects and acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land and also pay respect to Elders both past and present.

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