IND/The Apology to the Stolen Generations

The question of an apology to the Stolen Generations became a political issue in Australia after the Bringing them Home inquiry and report, with the former Prime Minister John Howard adamant in his refusal to apologise to the Stolen Generations on behalf of the Australian nation. With a change in government in 2007, the new Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made a national apology on 13 February 2008.