The Motley Crew

February 2008

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February 29th 2008
The two main issues that are topic for discussion are Sorry Day and Daylight Saving Sorry Day Sorry Day is the government apologising to the aboriginal people for the way past governments have treated them between 1995 and 1997 an enquiry was held into the removal of Aboriginal children from their families, the "Stolen Generations". The final report, "Bringing Them Home - Report of the Nati ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more