Stolen Generations compensation: Tasmania
The Tasmanian state government will compensate members of the Stolen Generations over the next week. Tasmania is the only state to do so. The Age reported:
Tasmanian members of the stolen generation and their children will be paid lump sums of about $58,000 and $5000 respectively in the next week under Australia’s first and only compensation fund for Aboriginal children forcibly removed from their families.
Tasmanian Premier Paul Lennon is quoted in The Age as saying:
“This is not the end of the process. Making these payments does not mean our job is done and reconciliation is complete.”
More information
- [press release] Premier Paul Lennon: Stolen Generations Assessments Completed
- [press release] ANTaR: Rudd Government abandons Labor platform over Stolen Generations
- [info] Background information on the Stolen Generations
Priscilla Brice-Weller is the Online Campaign Coordinator at ANTaR. Priscilla is a non-Indigenous contributor who posts links on current affairs, adding context to the other posts on this blog. Photo credit: Michael Efford.
