Apology to Australia's Indigenous peoples

Kevin Rudd (on a big screen in Federation Square, Melbourne) apologising to the Stolen Generations
Crowds viewing a public broadcast of the federal parliament's apology in Elder Park, Adelaide
Copy of the apology speech, Parliament House, Canberra

On 13 February 2008, the Parliament of Australia issued a formal apology to Indigenous Australians for forced removals of Australian Indigenous children (often referred to as the Stolen Generations) from their families by Australian federal and state government agencies. The apology was delivered by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, and is also referred to as the National Apology, or simply The Apology.