The State Government has urged Queenslanders to reflect on our state’s history this National Sorry Day, and commit to making change to help the nation to heal.
Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships Craig Crawford said National Sorry Day, observed annually on 26 May ahead of National Reconciliation Week, marked the anniversary of the tabling of the Bringing Them Home report in the Australian Parliament in 1997.
“The Bringing Them Home report was a significant milestone in Australia’s journey of reconciliation, one which shone a light on the experiences of survivors of laws and government policies that saw thousands of children forcibly removed from their families and communities,” he said.
“Reconciliation requires us all to be courageous and face up to the truth of our history, because truth-telling allows healing to begin.
“As a government, we remain committed to the journey of reconciliation, and progressing a Path to Treaty in our state with First Nations peoples.
“While we cannot change the past, by acknowledging it we can make change and create a future where all Queenslanders, Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, and non-Indigenous people have what they need to reach their full potential.
“Today on National Sorry Day, I pay particular tribute to Stolen Generations survivors, their families and communities, and acknowledge their immense strength and resilience.”
