News and Updates
Visit this page for the latest news and updates including media articles, speeches, letters to newspapers and press releases. Jump to a particular category using the links to your right.
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William John Keith Ellis sentenced for raping boys at Eden Park Jordanna Schriever Adelaide Now 6th May 2009 A DISGRACEFUl pedophile who raped orphans at a Salvation Army boys home will almost certainly die in prison, after being dealt a 16-year jail term today. ... more 
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| Media Articles - Posted 10/03/2010
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CLANs survey response 9th March 2010 CLAN has recieved a wonderful response from the survey and we had 83 responses just today and are looking forward to more surveys returning. ... more
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| CLAN News Flash - Posted 09/03/2010
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CLANs members across Australia and the world CLAN currently has 980 members across Australia and around the world. Click on the PDF to see the amount of members in every state and members in other countries. » Click here to download PDF |
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| Latest CLAN News - Posted 09/03/2010
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Paedophile gets longer jail for more offences ABC News 5th March 2010 The District Court has added six years to a paedophiles jail term in South Australia for new offences on young boys in the 1970s and 1980s. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 08/03/2010
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Child protection inquiry seeks personal stories ABC News 16th February 2010 One of the experts chairing a child protection inquiry says he wants to hear from people who have experienced any involvement in the Northern Territory system. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 08/03/2010
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Gordon Browns statement on the Child Migrant Apology 24th February 2010 The Prime Minister (Mr. Gordon Brown): With permission, Mr. Speaker, I wish to make a statement. ... more
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| Speeches - Posted 08/03/2010
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Grandparenting and Separation Forum Click on the PDF link to view a flyer advertising a forum on Grand parenting and Separation. This two hour forum is on the 23rd of March and being repeated at 3 other dates later in the year (also listed). This is a collaboration between LifeWorks and the Geelong Family Relationship Centre. All details including the need to RSVP are on the flyer. ... more » Click here to download PDF |
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| Latest CLAN News - Posted 08/03/2010
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CLANs draft for the Victorian Memorial for Care Leavers 8th March 2010 This is CLANs draft for the Victorian Memorial for Care Leavers; ... more
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| CLAN News Flash - Posted 08/03/2010
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Adviser quits Redress Scheme Jessica Strutt The West Australian 22nd February 2010 A prominent victims advocate is so disgusted by the State Governments handling of the Redress scheme she will today quit her role on a council that provides it with advice on child protection. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 05/03/2010
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Does anyone know who I am? Matthew Dunckley Sunday Herald Sun 23rd January 2005 TIME is running out for Peter Raymond. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 04/03/2010
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CLANs Frame Boards CLAN has purchased frame boards that are outside the CLAN office to help the general community know more about the issues and work of care leavers. We have had many heads turning and many phonecalls generating huge interest in theissues of care leavers and the CLAN museum. ... more
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| CLAN News Flash - Posted 03/03/2010
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Senate Inquiry into Compensation Payments 3rd March 2010 The Government is announcing submissions for Compensation Payments. Watch this space for CLANs submission in the coming months. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 03/03/2010
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Redress WA February 2010 Newsletter Click on the PDF link to view the Redress WA February 2010 Newsletter » Click here to download PDF |
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| Media Articles - Posted 03/03/2010
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Irish among deported children Michele Savage Irish Times 27th February 2010 Madam, Gordon Brown has apologised for the deportation by successive governments of more than 130,000 children to other countries from the 1920s to the 1960s, stating this happened mostly without parental knowledge and consent. ... more
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| Letters to Newspapers - Posted 01/03/2010
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Books about Child Migrants With news of the child migrant apology, please feel free to browse through our online library list for details on the various books we hold in the CLAN library. Our featured books, from news of the child migrant apology are; ... more
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| Latest CLAN News - Posted 01/03/2010
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UK Prime Minister Gordon Browns statement to Child Migrants - Transcript 25th February 2010 With permission Mr Speaker, I wish to make a statement. Until the late 1960s Mr Speaker, successive UK governments had over a long period of time supported child migration schemes. ... more
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| Speeches - Posted 26/02/2010
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Apology welcome but late: child migrants Sydney Morning Herald 25th February 2010 The British governments apology to former child migrants is welcome but has come too late, those attending a formal ceremony at the British high commission in Sydney say. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 25/02/2010
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Gordon Brown apologises to child migrants sent abroad BBC 25th February 2010 Prime Minister Gordon Brown has apologised for the UKs role in sending more than 130,000 children to former colonies where many suffered abuse. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 25/02/2010
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UK apologises for suffering of its abused child migrants Angus Hohenboken The Australian 25th February 2010 ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 25/02/2010
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Child Migrants to recieve national apology from UK government 19th February 2010 The UK Government is to make its national apology to former child migrants from Britain on Wednesday 24th February, and will be aired in Australia on Thursday 25th February 2010. ... more
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| CLAN News Flash - Posted 24/02/2010
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Scot deported into childhood misery to get PMs apology David Perry Press and Journal - UK 23rd February 2010 A Scotsman who was deported to Australia from the Nazareth House childrens home in Aberdeen 60 years ago has returned to the UK to hear a formal apology for his treatment from Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Read further for CLANs response to this article ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 24/02/2010
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SOCA calls for review of bishops RTE News 23rd February 2010 A representative of survivors of child sexual abuse by Catholic priests has said Pope Benedict XVI must ensure that no bishop here has covered up scandals before they accept his apology to victims. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 24/02/2010
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Liberal Government in WA will feel backlash at next election 18th February 2010 Please click on the PDF to view CLAN's response to news of the WA Redress scheme. » Click here to download PDF |
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| CLAN News Flash - Posted 19/02/2010
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Clergy must admit blame for abominable acts of abuse John Cooney, David Sharrock and Richard Owen Irish Independent 16th February 2010 CATHOLIC clergy who have sinned by abusing children or by turning a blind eye to paedophile priests must admit blame for their abominable acts, Irelands bishops were told yesterday. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 18/02/2010
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Sorry not enough for stolen generations Michael Gordon The Age 13th February 2010 REG Edwards was sitting at the breakfast table when he peered out a window and saw the empty Morris Minor begin to slide backwards down the driveway. He was barely in his teens, but clearly one of the biggest and strongest boys at the Orana Methodist Home for abandoned and 'neglected' children in Burwood. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 18/02/2010
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Redress backlash hits State Jessica Strutt The West Australian 17th November 2010 Keep posted for CLANs response to this article. Only about 100 of almost 6000 applicants to the Redress scheme will today receive details of their ex-gratia payments as the first round of offers are made by the Government to former State wards. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 17/02/2010
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Pope meets Irish bishops on child abuse scandal BBC UK News 15th February 2010 Pope Benedict XVI has opened two days of talks with Irelands Roman Catholic bishops to discuss their response to a child sex abuse scandal. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 16/02/2010
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Hits on the website 15th February 2010 Please click on the PDF to download a graph on CLANs website hits ... more » Click here to download PDF |
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| Latest CLAN News - Posted 15/02/2010
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CLAN has memory books till the end of February CLAN has the memory books from the National Apology till the end of February. There are two books; one for Forgotten Australians and the other for former Child Migrants. Come visit the CLAN office to sign them.
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| CLAN News Flash - Posted 15/02/2010
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Redress for the Forgotten Australians Geelongs 94.7FM 9th February 2010 Angela Sdrinis who is a partner with Ryan Carlisle Thomas chats about her work as a Personal Injuries Accredited Specialist, and explains the process that we want more of the half a million people who spent their early years in orphanages, childrens homes and foster care, to come forward for rightful redress. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 15/02/2010
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Tribute for abuse victims City North Messenger 13th January 2010 A memorial honouring the Forgotten Australians will be built in North Adelaide this year. ... more » Click here to download PDF |
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| Media Articles - Posted 15/02/2010
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Apology to the Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants Dr Sharman 18th November 2009 Dr STONE (Murray) (11.59 am)-I too rise to speak on the motion on the national apology to the forgotten Australians and former child migrants. On Monday some of the nation stopped to listen and acknowledge the terrible damage done to wards of the state and child migrants who were raised in institutions run by churches and charities, ... more
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| Speeches - Posted 15/02/2010
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Mike Lew 2010 Tour 15th February 2010 Mike Lew 2010 Tour Downunder Mike Lew, M.Ed., an expert in mens recovery from childhood trauma will be touring Australia next year, hosted by ASCA, in collaboration with SECASA. ... more
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| CLAN News Flash - Posted 15/02/2010
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Survey Results: Do you want the Churches and Charities to be made accountable and provide a National Apology to all Care Leavers, similar to the National Apology by Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd? 11th February 2010 Last year Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd made an official apology to all Care Leavers and CLAN asked if the churches and charities should be made accountable and offer a national apology similar to the federal apology by Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd. ... more » Click here to download PDF |
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| CLAN News Flash - Posted 11/02/2010
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Long wait for very moving apology was worth it Angela Thompson Illawarra Mercury 17th November 2009 MALCOLM Field was at home in his tidy Bellambi apartment when Prime Minister Kevin Rudds apology was broadcast yesterday. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 11/02/2010
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CLAN has a JP in the office 11th February 2010 CLAN is happy to announce there is a JP in the CLAN office. If you need a JP contact CLAN on 1800 008 774.
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| CLAN News Flash - Posted 11/02/2010
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Mother inconsolable at loss of daughters Julie Briggs Senior News February 2010 THE second anniversary of Prime Minister Kevin Rudds apology to the Stolen Generations on February 13, 2008, is a special day for 82-year-old Yorta Yorta elder Cedric Briggs, of Narrandera in NSW. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 09/02/2010
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Belated sorry to stolen boys Herald Sun 3rd February 2010 THE last two British children sent to Australia under a controversial emigration program have finally received an official apology from officials who arranged their move. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 09/02/2010
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Death of George Hanlon Herald Sun 2nd February 2010 A CLAN member has posted an obituary in the Herald Sun of the death of George Hanlon. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 09/02/2010
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Sent to Australia 50 yrs ago: Sorry Mark Bode Ballina Shire Advocate 3rd February 2010 HONORIA Goldberg will travel to London later this month to get an apology from the British government that has been more than five decades coming. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 05/02/2010
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Three women accused of catalogue of abuse at Catholic girls school Angus Howarth Scotsman.com 4th February 2010 THREE women have appeared in court charged with committing a string of offences against young girls in their care while at a Scottish approved school run by nuns in the 1970s. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 05/02/2010
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Finally, an apology to the last two boys forcibly sent to live in Australia 39 years ago Luke Salkeld BBC UK News 2nd February 2010 Until the the practice was banned in the 1960s, more than 130,000 British children were sent to Australia to start new lives without their parents. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 03/02/2010
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Premier to apologise and offer $9 million to 'Forgotten Australians' Premier Nathan Rees NSW Government 19th September 2009 With the Premier's apology on the 19th September, during the healing service and memorial unveiling for NSW careleavers, Premier Nathan Rees has also announced a $9 million funding boost for forgotten Australians. Click on the PDF link to download the NSW Government's Press Release on the funding boost. ... more » Click here to download PDF |
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| Press Releases - Posted 01/02/2010
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Barnados orphans in Jersey before going to Australia BBC UK News 27th January 2010 In 2009 UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown apologised for the governments role in sending thousands of children to Australia during the 20th century. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 01/02/2010
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Australians to learn of their convict ancestry as details of people sent down under 200 years ago are released Richard Shears Daily Mail 25th January 2010 The dark details of their family histories are to be revealed to thousands of Australians this week following the release of details of the convicts Britain sent to the new colony more than 200 years ago. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 28/01/2010
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CLANs submission into the future of Public Housing in Victoria 28th January 2010 CLAN has submitted its paper into the Adequacy and Future Directoins of Public Housing in Victoria. Special thanks to CLAN Vice-President, Frank Golding for his efforts in creating and writing the submission. Click on the PDF link to view the CLAN's submission. ... more » Click here to download PDF |
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| CLAN News Flash - Posted 28/01/2010
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Blooms for the Forgotten Children Patrick McDonald Adelaide Advertiser 5th December 2009 A series of stainless wild daisies will be built in parklands next to the Womens and Childrens Hospital as a memorial to the Forgotten Australians. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 28/01/2010
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Do you know who this is? 27th January 2010 CLAN retrieved a photo from an antique store with a child on a rocking horse. Does anyone have any information about who the child is or where the photo was taken? ... more
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| Latest CLAN News - Posted 27/01/2010
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Appeal Rights for Redress Payouts Robert Taylor The West Australian 11th January 2010 Former State wards unhappy with their compensation payout from the Barnett Government under the controversial Redress program will be able to appeal to the WA Ombudsman, Community Services Minister Robyn McSweeney said yesterday. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 27/01/2010
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Painful past never far away Danny Lannen Geelong Advertiser 10th November 2009 JOHN Coon, 68, discovered three weeks ago that he was adopted. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 27/01/2010
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Buried Secrets Cameron Lucadou-Wells Knox Journal 25th November 2009 POLICE have begun an investigation into claims that wards of state were bashed to death and then secretly buried at the former Bayswater Boys Home in the 1950s. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 26/01/2010
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Grave Concerns Hills Gazette 19th January 2010 THE poor state of babies graves belonging to Parkerville Children and Youth Care has upset Armadale resident Bob McGuire. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 25/01/2010
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Pope to meet Irish bishops over abuse reports BBC News 20th January 2010 Pope Benedict has summoned Irelands Catholic bishops to discuss the consequences of the churchs cover-ups of clerical sexual abuse. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 25/01/2010
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Chilldhood destroyed by abuse Lee Opitz The Senior News January 2010 RAY Prosser was in Canberra when Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologised to him and the estimated 500,000 other Forgotten Australians for the physical, mental and emotional abuse many suffered as children while in state care in the last century. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 22/01/2010
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Turnbull left in tears by Hicks story Danny Lannen Geelong Advertiser 16th November 2009 PETER Hicks was planning to sleep in his car on his visit to Canberra for todays national apology to Forgotten Australians. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 22/01/2010
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Editorial: Spirit of Xmas lies in giving Geelong Advertiser 24th December 2009 IT has been the best of times, it has been the worst time. With apologies to Charles Dickens, we have endured a year with highs and lows. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 22/01/2010
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The state of Parkervilles babies graves Hills Gazette 19th January 2010 THE poor state of babies graves belonging to Parkerville Children and Youth Care has upset Armadale resident Bob McGuire. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 21/01/2010
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Forgotten Australians pathways Frank Golding The Age 11th January 2010 In the late 1950s I came to the University of Melbourne as a somewhat disorientated young man not many years out of the Ballarat Orphanage. To my knowledge I was the first student enrolled at the University who had been raised in state care, and I was still smarting from the shame of growing up in an institution. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 21/01/2010
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Andrew Bolts article on the apology and CLAN's response 18th December 2009 Andrew Bolt presented an article in th 18/12 Herald Sun outlining his opinion on the Federal Apology, read on to view CLANs response and CLAN member- Catherines response to Bolts article. ... more
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| Letters to Newspapers - Posted 15/01/2010
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Pathways Website 12th December 2009 On 3 December 2009, the first version of Pathways ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 15/01/2010
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Queensland State Wards who survived the mental institutions 19th January 2010 The final week of February the Queensland state Government will deliver an apology to all those state wards who were wrongfully placed into Mental institutions throughout the state of Queensland. ... more
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| Latest CLAN News - Posted 15/01/2010
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Priest calls for sex-case review Nick McKenzie The Age 12th August 2009 GEELONGs most senior priest has broken ranks with his boss, Archbishop Denis Hart, to demand a review of the Melbourne Catholic Churchs handling of more than 450 church sexual abuse cases over 13 years. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 18/12/2009
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Catholics Lift Sexual Abuse Pay Barney Zwartz The Age 24th April 2009 THE Catholic Church in Melbourne has lifted compensation to victims of clergy sexual abuse by nearly 50 per cent to $75,000. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 18/12/2009
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The Pulse interviews 3 Clannies 3rd December 2009 3 Clannies from Geelong will be interviewed on 94.7fm - The Pulse, on the 15th December and it will be aired at 11am. Thank you to Pulse for supporting CLAN and its members. ... more
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| CLAN News Flash - Posted 17/12/2009
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Update on the NSW Healing Service DVDs and photos and National Apology Memory Book 16th December 2009 Production of a DVD recording of the NSW healing service and memorial unveiling is currently being finalised. Community Services can arrange to send a copy of the DVD as soon as it is available. ... more
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| CLAN News Flash - Posted 17/12/2009
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Greek children also among the abused in state orphanages Kosmos Plus 10th December 2009 Greek children in Australia that ended up in orphanages and state institutions during the 50s, 60s and 70s were sexually exploited from some employees of those institutions according to expat lawyer Angela Sdrinis, who has defended over 700 such individuals over the course of fifteen years. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 17/12/2009
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Left Unsaid Margo O Byrne 16th December 2009 CLAN member Margo O'Byrne donated 4 copies of her book based on her story - Left Unsaid and will be ready to borrow from the CLAN library after staff return on January 11 2010. ... more
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| Latest CLAN News - Posted 16/12/2009
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Where does your membership money go? 15th December 2009 Over the last 12 months Jason Clare MP Member for Blaxland, has kindly printed our newsletters for free. Prior to this, we had to pay for newsletters to be printed. ... more
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| CLAN News Flash - Posted 16/12/2009
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Anglicare welcomes apology Mark Brolly The Melbourne Anglican 8th December 2009 Anglicare has welcomed the national apology to the Forgotten Australians and former child migrants as another step in the healing of those placed in care as children. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 16/12/2009
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Class action suit launched against Barnardos PR Newswire Windsor, Ontario - A $600 million (CDN) class action has been launched against Barnardos, the largest childrens charity in the United Kingdom, as a result of its child migration program which emigrated approximately 30,000 minors to Canada, where many were subjected to abuse and mistreatment. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 16/12/2009
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Sorry, I have a nagging doubt Annabel Crabb Sydney Morning Herald 21st November 2009 Its incredible to recall that only four full days have actually passed since Monday, when Parliament House experienced an intense episode of bipartisanship during the national apology to the forgotten Australians, the child migrants who suffered abuse and neglect in the care of institutions between 1940 and 1970. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 15/12/2009
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Poll: Should Forgotten Australians be eligible for compensation? Sydney Morning Herald 21st November 2009 A few days after the national apology the Sydney Morning Herald posted a poll on its website asking if forgotten Australians should be eligible for compensation? ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 15/12/2009
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Open Place Holds a Social for 2010 Open Place, the social and support service for Victorian Care Leavers will hold a social for the new year. Click on the PDF to download details of the social. ... more » Click here to download PDF |
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Submission to Senate Community Affairs Committee: Inquiry into Suicide in Australia Joint Submission by AFA and CLAN 14th December 2009 At least half a million Australian children grew up in the 500 Orphanages or Childrens Homes, detention centres and/or foster care in Australia during the twentieth century. In many instances these were decidedly unhealthy places for children, and many former inmates continue to suffer from debilitating physical and mental health problems stemming from their experiences in care. The Senate Committee Inquiry, Forgotten Australians: A Report on Australians who experienced institutional or out-of-home care as children (August 2004) reported: ... more » Click here to download PDF |
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| Latest CLAN News - Posted 14/12/2009
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Redress WA support service 14th December 2009 Redress WA provides a phone-based social work service through the call centre. This service can be accessed each weekday from 9:00am to 4:30pm. ... more
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| CLAN News Flash - Posted 14/12/2009
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CLAN's Annual Report 2008-2009 9th November 2009 View CLAN's Annual Report and the Auditor's Report presented at the 2009 AGM in October. » Click here to download PDF |
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| Latest CLAN News - Posted 10/12/2009
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Childhoods Lost Ian Frazer Townsville Bulletin 21st November 2009 The PMs apology to the Forgotten Australians was a heart wrenching occasion for ex Townsville ward of the state Patricia Slattery and her nephews. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 10/12/2009
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Reparation not all about compensation Townsville Bulletin 21st November 2009 For many survivors of child abuse in state and church run orphanages, money is not the issue. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 10/12/2009
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Nuns offer to victims Herald Sun 5th December 2009 A major Irish order of Roman Catholic nuns, the Sisters of Mercy, is offering to pay child abuse victims, the government and charities $210 million to compensate for decades of abuse. ... more
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| Letters to Newspapers - Posted 09/12/2009
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Editorial: Apology will help to ease pain of abuse Courier Mail 17th November 2009 ALL nations, all communities and all governments carry in their collective pasts events, happenings and systems that are often hidden, forgotten and a source of shame. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 09/12/2009
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Sorry, but Kevin and Malcolm pulled it off Bernard Keane Well done to both Kevin Rudd and Malcolm Turnbull, who this morning made excellent speeches in Parliaments Great Hall, to representatives of the Forgotten Generation: survivors of institutional care, many removed from families in the UK in the post-war years and sent to Australia. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 09/12/2009
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Apology lifts giant weight Richard Willingham Bendigo Advertiser 17th November 2009 ONE of Bendigos Forgotten Australians has expressed an overwhelming sense of hope after witnessing Prime Minister Kevin Rudds apology in Canberra yesterday. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 09/12/2009
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Simple word means much too so many Bendigo Advertiser 17th November 2009 ALMOST one year ago, representatives of the Care Leavers Australia Network were in Bendigo to call on the Federal Government to issue an apology to the 500,000 or so Australians who suffered institutional abuse as children when they were supposed to be receiving care. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 09/12/2009
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For many, apology is a healing experience Bendigo Advertiser 17th November 2009 CANBERRA - For many survivors of child abuse in state and church-run orphanages, money is not the issue. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 09/12/2009
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Apology a key step in moving on Shannon Shephard Burnie Advocate 17th November 2009 FOR former ward of the state Tony Young, listening to Kevin Rudd's apology to the Forgotten Australians yesterday was a key step in moving forward. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 09/12/2009
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Editorial - Betrayal of young was shameful Gold Coast Bulletin 17th November 2009 MISTAKES of the past need to be remedied - as much as the passage of time allows. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 09/12/2009
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Apology to draw emotions for local man Janice Harris Daily Liberal 16th November 2009 Today will be a day of mixed emotions for former Fairbridge Farm residents when Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologises for the treatment they received at the institution. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 09/12/2009
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Scarred for a lifetime - Sorry will not repair old wounds Alison Branley Newcastle Herald 16th November 2009 HE endured 14 years of sexual and physical abuse while in an institution but David Owen says he does not hate the church that ran the orphanage or the government that put him there. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 09/12/2009
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Lip service not enough, says angry ex-ward 17th November 2009 NICHOLAS KOSTYN has rejected an invitation to attend todays apology to the Forgotten Australians, saying the Federal Government is only paying lip service to those abused as children. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 09/12/2009
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An apology from the PM and a long-lost relative uncovered Mark Kenny Adelaide Advertiser 17th November 2009 AN Adelaide woman has for the first time met family members, while in Canberra attending the federal Parliament apology to the Forgotten Australians. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 09/12/2009
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Another sorry story Caroline Overington The Australian 17th November 2009 Yesterday's apology meant a lot to thousands of Australians, but children are still being maltreated. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 09/12/2009
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Posting half a Christmas card 7th December 2009 Cheryl a WA Care Leaver has come up with a marvellous idea to send to the WA Premier Colln Barnett and Minister for Community Services, and Child Protection Hon. Robyn McSweeney. ... more
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| Latest CLAN News - Posted 08/12/2009
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Media Release: Institutional abuse lawyer calls for special crimes unit Angela Sdrinis 8th December 2009 Recent reports suggest that children who were wards of the state have disappeared in mysterious circumstances and the Homicide Squad is now investigating a number of allegations made by former ward of the state, Rod Braybon and others. ... more
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| Press Releases - Posted 08/12/2009
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Apology plea for rapes and abuses Cameron Lucadou-Wells Frankston Independent 24th November 2009 GREG Scott says last weeks Federal Government apology made to Forgotten Australians, such as himself, meant nothing. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 08/12/2009
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Apology after years of pain Deborah Morris Frankston Independent 24th November 2009 GEOFF Fitzpatrick had only been in the orphanage a day before he was raped. ... more
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Government Response to Senate Community Affairs References Committee to Report of Lost Innocents and Forgotten Australians Revisted 7th December 2009 The Government response to Senate Community Affairs References Committee Report Lost Innocents and Forgotten Australians Revisited. For your information the Government Response to the above report was tabled in the Senate on 26 November 2009. » Click here to download PDF |
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| Media Articles - Posted 07/12/2009
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Catholic order Sisters of Mercy in sex abuse payout BBC UK News 3rd December 2009 The Irish Sisters of Mercy is to supply a 128m euros package as reparation for decades of child abuse in its schools and orphanages. ... more
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Apology promises aged care priority The Senior December 2009 PRIME Minister Kevin Rudds apology to the forgotten Australians last month will have a profound impact on the lives of many older people. ... more
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Church sorry for covering up child abuse Andrew Bushe Herald Sun 28th November 2009 IRELANDS Catholic Church has apologised after a damning new report showed it covered up child sex abuse over more than three decades. ... more
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Hundreds to head to Canberra to hear Rudds speech The Courier - Ballarat 16th November 2009 When Kristin King listens to the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologise to children abused in Australian institutions and foster care, she wont be alone. ... more
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Day means recognition of lost love Kim Stephens 16th November 2009 For many Forgotten Australians, its hard to explain exactly what today national apology means. ... more
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State care a bloody hell for this special school victim Kim Stephens Courier Mail 16th November 2009 Its been more than 55 years since Sebastopols Ken Merton left state care but tears still well in his eyes when he recalls his 10 years of bloody hell. ... more
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Living with the nightmare James Brindley A former Wynnum resident who claims he suffered six years of abuse at the Margaret Marr Memorial Home for Boys in Wynnum in the 70s has called for an overhaul of the State Governments support system victims. ... more
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A duty of care Naomi Levin The Australian Jewish News 27th November 2009 THE stories, the folklore and the photos would have us believe that all Jewish children live happily with their mother and father in a cheerful environment. They watch Mum light the candles on Shabbat, Bobba, or grandma, talks to the youngsters about her family history and Dad comes home fromwork and asks how the children did in their science test. » Click here to download PDF |
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Submissions for Inquiry into the Adequacy and Future Directions of Public Housing in Victoria 1st December 2009 A guideline has been made for submissions for Inquiry into the Adequacy and Future Directions of Public Housing in Victoria ... more
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DVD of the Federal Apology to be made available 26th November 2009 Jenny Macklin's MP office has recently informed CLAN that many, many copies of a DVD of the Federal Apology will be made available in the near future. Keep posted with CLAN's website for further developments.
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Church had immunity to conceal sex abuse Ed Carty and Sarah Stack The Independent 26th November 2009 The Catholic hierarchy in Ireland was granted immunity to cover up child sex abuse among paedophile priests in Dublin, a damning report revealed today. ... more
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Forgotten Australians try to bury childhood horrors Daniel Hatch The West Australian 16th November 2009 Ronnie Barkey slumped into his chair, collapsed on his desk and did not move for an hour as he drifted in and out of consciousness. ... more
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Irish religious to fore in Australian abuse scandal Mary Raftery Irish Times 18th November 2009 THERE IS always one story that haunts you, so graphic and disturbing it is almost too terrible to contemplate. ... more
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No laughter, no tears at home Caroline Overington The Australian 17th November 2009 CHILDREN need to laugh and to cry but both of those things were banned in the Victorian homes where Heather Templeman was raised. ... more
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Nation says sorry to the forgotten ones The Examiner 17th November 2009 CANBERRA- They were beaten. They were abused. They were forgotten. They were half a million in number. ... more
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Tasmanians glad to be recognised Zoe Edwards The Examiner 17th November 2009 There were tears and applause at Parliament House in Hobart yesterday as Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologised for the ugly story of forgotten Australians and child migrants. ... more
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Apology at last for lives scarred forever Tony Wright The Age 17th November 2009 THE eyes told you all you needed to know and suggested much that you might hope never to know. ... more
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I have been waiting all my adulthood for someone to believe us Kelsey Munro The Age 17th November 2009 THERE were tears and heckles, standing ovations and hugs. But one sentiment was voiced by many of the so-called Forgotten Australians and former child migrants who came to hear an apology for the abuse and neglect they suffered in state care. The apology was important because their stories were finally believed and their suffering recognised. ... more
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Two words ease pain for victim Kellee Nolan The Age 17th November 2009 For Margaret Turnbull, who was sexually abused by both a prist and a nun while in institutions as a child, there were just two words from Prime Minister Kevin Rudds apology yesterday that really resonated: Im sorry. ... more
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No compo as Rudd apologises to 500,000 abused in childrens homes Ben Packham Herald Sun 17th November 2009 More than 500,000 Australians who lost their childhoods in orphanages and institutions will get propriety entry to nursing homes but not the financial compensation they seek. ... more
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Forgotten Australians abused, locked under stairs Stephen Johnson The Mercury 17th November 2009 AS young girls, they had their faces rubbed on the sheets until the blood flowed for wetting the bed. ... more
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How a family was torn apart Michael Stedman The Mercury 17th November 2009 Joy Stewart never had a childhood. ... more
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Orphans of the Living Joanna Penglase 23rd November 2009 Joanna Penglase, the co-founder of CLAN, was placed in a Children's Home in 1945, at the age of 8 months, with her two-year old sister. ... more
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Remembered Australians: Moving Forward Steve Irons MP 24th November 2009 This evening I want to brief the house on moving forward after the apology to the Care Leavers, Forgotten Australians and Child Migrants last week - who I will now refer to as Remembered Australians. ... more
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Survey Results and a new Survey 19th November 2009 CLAN added a survey to its website 2 weeks before the apology and asked if you want the Churches and Charities to be present at the National Apology. We now have the results and ask in our new survey: Do you want the Churches and Charities to be made accountable and provide a National Apology to all Care Leavers, similar to the National Apology by Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd? ... more » Click here to download PDF |
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ABC thinks its funny to make a joke of our Federal Apology 20th November 2009 CLAN and its members and supporters are disgusted at the ABC for the shortening the airing of the Federal Apology and for the 7.30 report segment by Clark and Dawes. Click on the PDF link to see the Clark and Dawes transcript. ... more » Click here to download PDF |
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Australia Apologizes to Abused Child Migrants Marina Kamenev The Times 16th November 2009 By 1947, Laurie Humphreys had already spent the majority of his short life in a Southampton orphanage in England. He was 13, and clearly remembers the BBC Home Service for schools announcing that Australia needed more migrants. "When the sisters asked who wanted to go to Australia, my hand was one of the first to go up," he recalls. ... more
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Ballarat's abused wards unite for apology Kim Stephens The Courier 17th November 2009 A BALLARAT conference room became an extension of Canberras Great Hall yesterday morning, as nearly 30 Forgotten Australians listened to, wept at and, in the end, accepted a national apology. ... more
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Media Release - Statement from the Catholic Church on the National Apology to people who suffered in institutional care Catholic Religious Australia 16th November 2009 The Australian Catholic Bishops and Leaders of Religious Institutes welcome todays national apology to people who suffered while in institutional care, and take the opportunity to restate their sincere apology for any mistreatment which occurred in Catholic-run institutions. ... more » Click here to download PDF |
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Forgotten Australians reveal abuse Stephen Johnson WA Today 16th November 2009 Forgotten Australians have revealed their stories of sexual abuse, teen pregnancies and brutal punishment. ... more
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The Senate Proof Adjournment: Forgotten Australians Speech Federal Government 16th November 2009 Click on the PDF link for Senator Krogers speech. » Click here to download PDF |
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Steve Irons Speech 23rd November 2009 Mr IRONS (Swan) (18th August 2009, 8:39 PM) -I began my life as a ward of the state in Victoria. I spent three years in an institution as a child and then I was taken into foster care by the Irons family until I was 18. Even as a foster child I was still a ward of the state; ... more
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A day to remember people of courage and dignity: We are sorry Richard Marles Geelong Advertiser 17th November 2009 Today we have heard just a few of the half a million stories of the Forgotten Australians, each as sad and as powerful as the last. ... more
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Fighter for victims of child abuse dies Michelle Paine The Mercury 4th November 2009 The man whose stories of abuse triggered Tasmanias biggest child abuse revelation has died. ... more
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Thank you, Richard and Jason Geelong Advertiser 4th November 2009 Care Leavers Australia Network (CLAN) wishes to thank Richard Marles, MP for Corio and Jason Clare MP, member for Blaxland. ... more
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Apology at last for forgotten victims Nicola Berkovic The Australian 17th November 2009 KEVIN Rudd and Malcolm Turnbull yesterday offered a historic apology to forgotten Australians and former child migrants who suffered abuse, exploitation and neglect in institutions and foster homes. ... more
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PM's words ease anguish of victims Nicola Berkovic The Australian 17th November 2009 DEBRA Lowe was a ward of three states and grew up in 22 homes, but yesterday she received an apology and a hug from Kevin Rudd, which helped heal some of the abuse and hurt she has suffered. ... more
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Transcript of Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd and Leader of the Opposition, Malcolm Turnbull's Apology Speech 17th November 2009 Click on the PDF link below to read the transcripts of the Apology Speeches to the Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants as delivered by Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd and Leader of the Opposition, Malcolm Turnbull. » Click here to download PDF |
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Forgotten Australians Prepare for National Apology Susanna Dunkerley Epoch Times 13th November 2009 CANBERRA Julie Pearson feels she has been robbed of her identity and often thinks of herself as nothing more than a number. ... more
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Waiting for Apology Anthony Radford Bendigo Weekly 13th November 2009 FOR Bendigo resident Veronica, next Monday will be a special day. ... more
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Program for the Federal Apology 20th November 2009 View the Program for the Federal Apology. If you wish to print the program you can right click on your mouse, than save image as to a folder than print from that folder. ... more
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CLAN's Announcement of the Federal Apology 29th October 2009 CLAN has released a flyer to announce the Federal Apology to all Care Leavers. All members have recieved the latest newsletter and a copy of the announcement sheet for the Federal Apology. As the papers needed to be folded, some CLAN members may like to iron the sheet and frame it as a certificate of the announcement. ... more
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CLAN's Website Visits 19th November 2009 From the announcement of the apology in late October, the CLAN website has been overwhelmed with visits to its site. We have gathered the figures and presented it in a graph. ... more » Click here to download PDF |
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Invitation to the Federal Apology by Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd 13th November 2009 This is the official invitation to the Federal Apology by Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd to be delivered on 16th November 2009 at 11:00am at the Parliament House. ... more
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Telecast of the Federal Apology Parliament of Australia 16th November 2009 Watch the Federal Apology delivered by Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd ... more
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Demand for inquiry into suspected deaths at boys home: Dig up secret grave Keith Moor Herald Sun 13th November 2009 Former wards of state fear two boys were secretly buried at the notorious Bayswater Boys Home in the 1950s after being bashed to death by staff. ... more
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University of Melbourne supports the Forgotten Australians apology 18th November 2009 The University of Melbournes Vice-Chancellor, Professor Glyn Davis has released a statement supporting the Federal Apology to Forgotten Austrlalians and apologises for the medical research and experiments into children in state care. ... more
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What your State will be doing for the Federal Apology 9th November 2009 Tasmania, Western Australia, Queensland, Victoria and South Australia have notified CLAN that they will be hosting special events for Tasmanian, Western Australian, Queensland, Victorian and South Australian Care Leavers that cannot attend the Federal Apology. ... more » Click here to download PDF |
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Healing for hurt souls Dan Harrison Sydney Morning Herald 17th November 2009 THEY were called the forgotten Australians. But the more than half a million state wards, foster children and former child migrants were renamed the remembered Australians yesterday by Kevin Rudd, as he apologised on behalf of the nation for the abuse and neglect they suffered in church and state care. ... more
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Help for 500,000 to find lost families Dan Harrison Sydney Morning Herald 17th November 2009 THE Government will set up a national service to help the forgotten Australians find their families and launch projects to record and preserve their stories, the Prime Minister said. ... more
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Sorry to Forgotten Children: They no longer carry a secret burden Sun Dunlevy The Daily Telegraph 17th November 2009 THEY were beaten, abused, forgotten. They were half a million in number. Now they will be remembered. ... more
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A moment of dignity, all too rare Phillip Coorey Sydney Morning Herald 17th November 2009 All too infrequently, dignity descends on the Parliament. It did so yesterday as Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull apologised to the forgotten Australians. ... more
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Tears for victims, cheers for their courage Sydney Morning Herald 17th November 2009 Emotions ran high in the Great Hall as the people of Australia said sorry to abused and neglected children, writes Kelsey Munro. ... more
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What's important is finally being believed Kelsey Munro Sydney Morning Herald 17th November 2009 SISTERS Maureen and Pauline McDonogh are survivors of horrors that are hard to imagine. ... more
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Nice holiday a living hell The Daily Telegraph 17th November 2009 At the age of 15, Margaret Gallagher saw killing herself as a way to escape the cruelty of life. ... more
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Scars last a lifetime The Daily Telegraph 17th November 2009 Felicity Baldry promised herself she would never have kids after when she suffered. ... more
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Institutions must say sorry The Daily Telegraph 17th November 2009 We welcome the Prime Ministers apology to the half a million Australians who were abused and neglected in orphanages and childrens homes over the last century. ... more
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Forgotten Australian: Being recognised allows Vlad Selakovic to walk tall Danny Lannen Geelong Advertiser 14th November 2009 GEELONG'S Vlad Selakovic was walking in central Geelong the other day when he heard someone point him out as a Forgotten Australian. ... more
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Suggestions for Accommodation in Canberra 29th October 2009 With the upcoming Federal Apology in Canberra, many members have called CLAN asking about suggestions to accommodation. Here are some we found: ... more
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Ribbons for CLAN badges 3rd November 2009 With the Federal Apology less than 2 weeks away, Clannies suggest homies to put ribbons on their CLAN badge to help identify the state your fellow homies were raised in. ... more
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Greyhound Australia's Generous Offer to Care Leavers 7th November 2009 CLAN is happy to announce that Greyhound Australia have generously offered discounts for all Care Leavers that wish to travel for the Federal Apology on November 16. ... more
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Free Rail Travel to National Apology from the NSW Government 11th November 2009 The NSW Government is pleased to offer free return rail travel to Canberra or Sydney to people attending the National Apology to the Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants. ... more
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Tasmania pays $37m to state care abused Paul Carter Ninemsn 16th November 2009 Tasmania is urging other states and territories to follow its lead in addressing issues related to the abuse of people in state care. ... more
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Rudd says sorry to Forgotten children Sydney Morning Herald 16th November 2009 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made an emotional apology today to half-a-million Forgotten Australians, including British child migrants, who faced abuse and neglect in care homes over decades. ... more
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Rudd leads emotional apology to children removed from families Samantha Maiden The Australian 16th November 2009 KEVIN Rudd and Malcolm Turnbull have joined together to deliver an emotional apology to the forgotten Australians, including child migrants and children who grew up in foster care and orphanages. ... more
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Australia says sorry for 'great evil' Emma Rodgers ABC 16th November 2009 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has given an emotional apology to the country's Forgotten Australians, many of whom have gathered at Parliament House in Canberra today. ... more
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Turnbull chokes up as he tells of Forgotten Australians Sydney Morning Herald 16th November 2009 Hundreds of people gathered in Parliament's Great Hall today to hear both Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull offer an apology to the Forgotten Australians. ... more
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Kevin Rudd apologises to Forgotten Australia news.com.au 16th November 2009 KEVIN Rudd has made an emotional apology to half-a-million Forgotten Australians who faced sexual abuse, violence and forced labour in childcare homes over a period of decades. ... more
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Stars point to brighter future for Forgotten Australians John Honner Eureka Street 10th November 2009 I was mowing the lawn last Saturday morning. A strange car pulled up: There's a building in Berry that's up for an international prize in architecture. Where is it? ... more
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Forgotten Australians: Sheedy family reunited Danny Lannen Geelong Advertiser 13th November 2009 ANTHONY Sheedy met his sister Leonie after 41 years. He was living in a single bedroom Brotherhood of St Laurence flat in Fitzroy and reckoned the place was all right. ... more
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Linda Burney's Ministerial Statement 12th November 2009 Linda Burney's Ministerial Statement delivered in Parliament regarding the Federal Apology to all Care Leavers. ... more » Click here to download PDF |
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Survey: Should the Churches and Charities be present at the National Apology? 9th November 2009 Do you think the Churches and Charities should be present at the National Apology? Complete our survey to make your voice heard. ... more
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CLAN's Survey Results 9th November 2009 Click on the PDF link to view the results of CLAN's survey for the Federal Apology. ... more » Click here to download PDF |
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Life Matters Program ABC Radio 12th November 2009 Radio National will run a program called Life Matters which will run a one-hour Apology Special on Monday 16th between 9:00-10:00am. ... more
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Steve Irons and Malcolm Turnbull's Visit to CLAN Office and National Orphanage Museum 12th November 2009 The CLAN commitee would like to thank CLAN member Steve Irons MP, Federal Member for Swan and Leader of the Opposition Malcolm Turnbull MP for their visit to the CLAN office on 9th November 2009. ... more
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Apology to help healing process Peter Begg Geelong Advertiser 29th October 2009 A LARGE number of Geelong residents will welcome Prime Minister Kevin Rudds apology next month to those who spent their childhood in institutions and out of home care. ... more
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A time for truth Danny Lannen Geelong Advertiser 9th November 2009 BERNADETTES brutal, broken, institutionalised past emerges in her mind when she hears an expression most others use with a measure of pride. ... more
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Steve Irons MP- Supporter of CLAN 12th November 2009 Steve Irons MP, Federal Member for Swan is a great advocate and supporter of CLAN and a care leaver himself. ... more » Click here to download PDF |
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Museum Recalls Horrors of Orphanage Care Damien Murphy Sydney Morning Herald 10th November 2009 EIGHT words on an old, hand-painted sign in Bankstowns National Orphanage Museum poignantly captures eight decades of Australias care for unwanted children: ... more
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Reactions to the Federal Government's Apology Part 1 The CLAN office has been overwhelmed with phone calls and emails of support and congratulations in response to the apology to be issued to care leavers by the Prime Minister by the end of this year. We would like to thank all CLAN members and our supporters for their tireless efforts over the years. This was a team effort and a real grass-roots campaign from true Aussie battlers. ... more » Click here to download PDF |
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Reactions to the Federal Government's Apology Part 2 As CLAN has been overwhelmed with comments of congratulations and support in response to the Federal Apology, a second page of comments has been added as the first page has resulted in our server overcrowding. ... more » Click here to download PDF |
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Priests warned to ignore letter on child abuse Barney Zwartz The Age 29th October 2009 Read below the article for Angela Sdrinis response to this article. ... more
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Ready for Apology: Geelong Care Leavers off to Canberra Danny Lannen Geelong Advertiser 6th November 2009 LEONIE Sheedy has measured intense joy and heartbreak selecting care leavers who will travel free to attend the Federal Governments apology to Forgotten Australians. ... more
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PMs Sorry Mick Roberts The Torch 4th November 2009 WHEN Prime Minister Kevin Rudd delivers the long-awaited apology to the Forgotten Australians later this month Leonie Sheedy will undoubtedly shed a tear or two. ... more
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Forgotten Australians Mick Roberts The Torch 4th November 2009 PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd will deliver a national apology to more than 500,000 forgotten Australians and former child migrants in less than two weeks. ... more
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Murder fear on lost kids Keith Moor Herald Sun 2nd November 2009 SEVERAL former wards of state claim to know the identities of children whose deaths they suspect were hushed up by Salvation Army officers and Catholic nuns and priests. Also, read CLANs response to the article. ... more
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No time for love, laughter and warmth of family life Lisa Cox Sydney Morning Herald 31st October 2009 For the most part these were cold, loveless, authoritarian places, with no time at all for the exuberance and innocence of childhood, Jenny Macklin told Federal Parliament this week. ... more
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The Inconvenient Child - Media Release 2nd November 2009 Former Parramatta and Hay Girl's homes child, Sharyn Killens with assistance of Lindsay Lewis has courageously revealed her dark past under the guise of care from the State Government. Click on the link to view the media release for her autobiography. ... more » Click here to download PDF |
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Apology to wards of the state reflects our collective regret Kate Gaffeney The Age 29th October 2009 As many as half a million Australian children were placed in institutions and foster care throughout the 20th century. Many were wards of the state, under the direct guardianship of state welfare departments, which often failed to protect them from physical, emotional and sexual abuse, despite annual inspections of institutions and legislation that often precluded the use of corporal punishment. ... more
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Assault victims to open up Andra Jackson The Age 29th October 2009 VICTIMS of sex offenders are being asked to talk anonymously about their experiences online to police and explain why they did or did not report the crime. ... more
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Home Truths Trent Dalton Q Weekend 12th September 2009 There will be no official order of events at this quiet reunion at the Riverview Training Farm for Boys, though speeches should start soon after the browning of Wally McLeods much-vaunted barbecue sausages. What matters is being here: making the turn off Ipswich Motorway, reaching the end of Endeavour Street, even when your stomach wants out; passing through the gates and trudging up that sorry driveway to stand in the places that haunt your dreams: the laundry, the lucerne field, the piggery, the shower block. ... more
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Rees offers apology to casualties of care system Matthew Benns Sydney Morning Herald 20th September 2009 HUNDREDS of Australia's forgotten children gathered for an emotional apology and memorial unveiling ceremony at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney yesterday. ... more
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Sorry Sue O Reilly Australian Women's Weekly November 2009 issue For the 500,000 Australian children who passed through state and church care, the governments planned apology for the treatment they endured is better late than never, two former Homies tell. ... more
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Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to apology to Forgotten Australians who grew up in brutal institutions Malcolm Farr Daily Telegraph 27th October 2009 PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd will next month lead an apology from the nation to the Forgotten Australians forced to grow up in brutal, loveless institutions. ... more
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Coalition pleased at 'Forgotten Australians' apology Daily Telegraph 27th October 2009 PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd will next month make an apology to the survivors of some 500,000 children who found themselves institutionalised in orphanages and homes between 1930 and 1970. ... more
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Kevin Rudd to lead apology at last for forgotten kids Daily Telegraph 27th October 2009 PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd will next month lead an apology from the nation to the Forgotten Australians forced to grow up in brutal, loveless institutions. ... more
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Interview with Jenny Macklin, Tony Abbott, Steve Irons, Harold Haig and our Leonie Outside the steps of Parliament House 27th October 2009 An interview conducted on the day of the announcement of the date for the Federal Apology to all Australian Care Leavers with Jenny Macklin, Tony Abbott, Steve Irons, Harold Haig and our Leonie. ... more
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ABC Radio Interview with CLAN member Valda: Forgotten Australians to get national apology Tony Eastley ABC Radio 28th October 2009 Congratulations and well done to CLAN member, Valda Hogan for getting an interview with ABC Radio. View the transcript of the interview with CLAN member Valda interviewed by ABCs Tony Eastley about the Federal Apology to all Australians Care Leavers. ... more
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Official Media Statement by the ALP: National apology to the Forgotten Australians and former child migrants Jenny Macklin ALP 27th October 2009 The Australian Government will formally apologise to the Forgotten Australians and former child migrants at a special remembrance event in Canberra on 16 November 2009. ... more
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Australian Greens welcome formal apology to Forgotten Australians and former child migrants Spokesperson Rachel Siewart The Australian Greens MP 27th October 2009 The Australian Greens welcome the announcement of a formal apology by the Australian Government to the Forgotten Australians and former child migrants. ... more
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Jason Clare MP speaks about the Federal Apology Sky News 28th October 2009 CLAN patron and member for Blaxland Jason Clare MP, voiced his thoughts on the Federal Apology on Sky News this morning. ... more
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Release Date for Federal Apology to all Australian Care Leavers 27th October 2009 CLAN is overjoyed to announce the release date of the Federal Apology to all Australian Care Leavers to be delivered by Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd to be made on Monday 16th November 2009 in Canberra. View the PDF link below for CLAN's official press release. ... more » Click here to download PDF |
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| Press Releases - Posted 27/10/2009
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Youtube videos for CLAN CLAN announces two videos that are on youtube! One is a video made for CLAN created by MTC Work Solutions and the other is a song written by a CLAN member and his son: Its not too late to say sorry. ... more
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| Latest CLAN News - Posted 26/10/2009
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Delays add to anguish for abuse victims Sunday Mail 18th October 2009 The State Government should be commended for taking a compassionate stand towards people sexually abused while in State care. ... more
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Generous Payouts for Abuse Victims Nigel Hunt Sunday Mail 18th October 2009 Compassionate payments of up to $50,000 will be offered to more than 250 victims of child sexual abuse in state care. ... more
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Evil Nightmare Persists Jordanna Schriever Adelaide Now 4th May 2009 FOR decades, Graham Rundle has suffered persistent nightmares of the childhood abuse he suffered at the hands of William John Keith Ellis. ... more
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Letter to the Editor: Ex-Salvo Officer jailed for child sex Leonie Sheedy The Australian 10th May 2009 A letter to the editor by CLAN President, Leonie Sheedy regarding the article about an ex-Salvo officer jailed in May for child molestation. ... more
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| Letters to Newspapers - Posted 20/10/2009
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Senate Inquiry into Suicide in Australia Suicide Prevention Australia 16th October 2009 Suicide and self-harm remain unacceptably high in the Australian community with death at least 40% higher than that attributed to thenational road fatalities. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 19/10/2009
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Sorry to abused kids Sunday Times 30th August 2009 IN the sprit of the indigenous Sorry Day the Federal Government is to issue a formal apology to all children who suffered abuse in institutional care last century. ... more
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Redress abusers face legal action Jessica Strutt The West Australian 19th August 2009 Police would be asked to investigate allegations of child abuse revealed in applications for compensation under the Governments Redress scheme, community Services Minister Robyn McSweeney announced yesterday. ... more
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Victims betrayed by compensation fail Jay Margo South West Time 12th August 2009 BUNBURY residents have expressed their disgust at changes made by the State Government to the Redress WA scheme, which offers compensation to those were victims of abuse in both Station and non government institutions. ... more
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Catholic church accused of covering up child abuse The Mirror 23rd September 2009 The Catholic church was yesterday accused at the United Nations Human Rights Council of covering up child abuse. ... more
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Emails to CLAN CLAN Staff 8th October 2009 Due to staff returning from leave, silent protests and other events nationwide there will be a delay in answering emails. CLAN sincerely apologises for the inconvenience and will answer emails as soon as possible.
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| Latest CLAN News - Posted 13/10/2009
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Perth Memorial planned for Forgotten Australians Chris Thomson WA Today 5th October 2009 The State Government is set to build a memorial to the so-called "Forgotten Australians" outside the WA Museum in Northbridge. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 12/10/2009
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Cost-cutting sees burial delayed Jessica Strutt The West Australian 10th September 2009 UPDATE: There will be a funeral for Barry Pinnell today, 12th October 2009 at 2:30pm in Perth. Barry Pinnell (former CLAN member) was abused in State care as a child, died before his payment form Redress and now his body has been in the morgue a month because of Barnett Government cost-cutting, according to his life-long friend. ... more
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The Scars of Lost Childhood Robert Fedele Moonee Valley Community News 7th April 2009 WHEN Frank Golding was finally reunited with his parents at age 15, much had changed. ... more
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Most fail to seek payout for abuse Jessica Strutt The West Australian 21st April 2009 West Australians abused in State are only have one week left to apply for a share of a multi-million-dollar Sate Government compensation scheme but fewer than three in 10 of those believed eligible have lodge applications. ... more
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Apology a step in right direction Elle Watson Great Lakes Advocate ITs been more than seven decades since CLAN member June Hardie was sent to live in a childrens home and today she continues to crusade for the justice of young people in institutions. ... more
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Past is re-lived Name withheld The West Australian 27th March 2009 CHERYLE Warner finally worked up the courage to report her childhood abuse as part of the State Governments Redress compensation scheme last year but admitted she came close to walking away from the process because of the emotional toll. ... more
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Victoria's Support Service for Care Leavers Berry Street Relationships Australia Victoria 7th October 2009 Berry Street and Relationships Australia, Victoria have been awarded the contract to establish a new support service for Victorian Care Leavers. They have produced a document answering some questions about the new service. » Click here to download PDF |
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CLAN APOLOGY SURVEY CLAN 15th September 2009 Please click on the PDF link to download and print a survey based on the apology by the Federal Government and the measures that you think should be taken. When completed please mail to PO BOX 164 Georges Hall, NSW, 2198 by Friday 2nd October 2009. Your opinion is highly valued. ... more » Click here to download PDF |
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| CLAN News Flash - Posted 06/10/2009
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Desperate Hunt for Long Lost Dad Annette Lord Tameside Advertiser 2nd September 2009 CLAN wishes Roseanne all the best as she travels to England today to hopefully meet her father. ... more
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Radio Interview on 94.7FM "The Pulse" - Road to Recovery CLAN The Pulse 6th October 2009 A radio interview with two CLAN members will be aired on Tuesday 6th October on Geelongs 94.7FM- The Pulse during its Road to Recovery segment between 11-12pm. ... more
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Victims break the silence Emily Wolfinger Penrith City Star 30/09/09 MT RIVERVIEW resident Steve Quinn laid a wreath at the NSW Forgotten Australians Remembrance Day last month in honour of fathers who did not return from war and those separated from their children because of war trauma and injuries. ... more
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Farm of Fear Sanchia Berg BBC UK 2nd October 2009 Between 1922 and 1967 up to 10000 children migrated from Britain to Australia under officially-approved schemes. While some remember the experience fondly others became victims of beatings and sexual abuse. And newly-discovered records show that the authorities had been warned that the system had few safeguards. ... more
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Recording of NSW Healing Ceremony DoCS 23rd September 2009 DoCS is preparing a DVD recording to be released of the NSW Healing Ceremony. If you would like to be notified of the release of the DVD, you can email your name and address and contact details to eva.kornits@community.nsw.gov.au or (02) 9716 2747.
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| Latest CLAN News - Posted 28/09/2009
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NSW Healing Ceremony Speech to Care Leavers Nathan Rees NSW Government 19th September 2009 The speech delivered by Premier Nathan Rees to NSW Care Leavers during the NSW Healing Ceremony and Unveiling on the 19th September 2009. » Click here to download PDF |
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Call for memorial to city's orphans Marcus Power The Courier 23rd September 2009 A PERMANENT memorial to Ballarat orphans should be built in the city, a former Ballarat orphanage resident says. ... more
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NSW Government and Churches to apologise to abuse victims ABC News 19th September 2009 Church groups and the New South Wales Government have said sorry to the thousands of orphans and foster children abused while they were in the state's care. ... more
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Our Forgotten Shame Lisa Mayoh Sunday Telegraph 20th September 2009 SUTHERLAND grandmother Shirley Deane recalls the day her mother put her on a bus and sent her away. ... more
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It's never too late to say sorry Frank Golding Ballarat Courier 18th September 2009 WHEN the Australian Government announced it would apologise on behalf of the nation to the Forgotten Australians, children who grew up in orphanages and childrens homes and in foster care, including child migrants, I had three strong reactions. ... more
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The Journey of Forgotten Australians Joanna Penglase Care Leaver Memorial Ceremony 19th September 2009 A special thank you to co-founder of CLAN, Joanna Penglase who presented a speech at the NSW Healing Ceremony and Unveiling on the 19th September. *The survey Joanna refers to in the speech, is CLANs survey conducted in 2007 "A Terrible Way to Grow up: the experiences of institutional care and its outcomes for care leavers in Australia" ... more
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Thank you to Steve Quinn CLAN 21st September 2009 CLAN appreciates the hard work and commitment of CLAN member - Steve Quinn who approached CLAN and the NSW Anglican Church in January 2008 to initate the healing service for NSW Care Leavers. Our sincere thanks to Steve Quinn and the NSW Anglican Church for their great efforts.
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| Latest CLAN News - Posted 21/09/2009
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Victoria discovers "Forgotten Australians" Report of 2004 Name Withheld Victorian Government 17th September 2009 We were surprised to find that after more than 5 years without an official response by the Victorian Government to the 2004 Forgotten Australians Report, yesterday a response was posted on the Department of Human Services website. ... more
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| Latest CLAN News - Posted 17/09/2009
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Premier to apologise to 'Forgotten Australians' Premier Nathan Rees NSW Government 15th September 2009 Premier Nathan Rees today announced he would make an apology to children who grew up in orphanages, childrens homes and foster homes in NSW this weekend. ... more » Click here to download PDF |
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Care Leavers Services Welcomed but Redress is Still Essential Leonie Sheedy and Frank Golding CLAN 14th September 2009 A media release to acknowledge and congratulate Berry Street and Relationships Australia on being awarded the right to provide new services for Victorians who grew up in orphanages, childrens homes and foster care. ... more » Click here to download PDF |
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Sorry state of affairs Cristina Lee Canterbury Express 8th September 2009 After nine years of lobbying, Leonie Sheedy is finally set to receive a formal apology from the Australian Government for the terrible ordeals she and other Forgotten Australians had suffered. ... more
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The Saddened Loss of Elizabeth May Norris (Betty) 10th September 2009 We are deeply saddened to inform CLAN members and supporters that on Wednesday 9th September 2009 CLAN member Elizabeth Norris (Betty) passed away. CLAN and its members and supporters send our greatest condolences to Elizabeth's family in this difficult time.
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| Latest CLAN News - Posted 10/09/2009
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Redress to pay deceased victims $5K Name Withheld ABC News 8th September 2009 The West Australian Government has announced ex gratia payments of $5,000 will be made to victims of child abuse in state care who have died before their application was finalised. ... more
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Apology is about far more than just abuse Richard Marles The Advertiser 9th September 2009 BREAKING the news to Leonie Sheedy that our national government was to apologise to the Forgotten Australians and the former Child Migrants unequivocally rates as the best day in my short parliamentary life. ... more
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Memory lingers of abuse at Wynnum home for boys Name Withheld Wynnum Herald 9th September 2009 A FORMER Wynnum resident who claims he suffered six years of abuse at the Margaret Marr Memorial Home for Boys in Wynnum in the 70s has called for an overhaul of the State Governments support system for victims. ... more
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Apology for nation's abused: The stuff we went through you wouldnt wish on your worst enemy Kate Jowett The Advocate 31st August 2009 DAVENPORT man Tony Young, who has spent his life fighting to have the abuse he and other Australian children endured recognised, will finally get an apology. ... more
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Orphans call for national museum Danny Lannen Geelong Advertiser 5th September 2009 CARE leavers crusader Leonie Sheedy has retuned home elated by a promise for apology for past hurts, determined to establish a national orphanage museum in Geelong. ... more
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Simple apology that will start the healing Jason Clare Sunday Telegraph 6th September 2009 FATHERS Day is an important day. Its not just about getting the old man a new par of socks or a new tie. Its a reminder (if we need one) of how important our dads are, and to thank them. ... more
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Happy Birthday Vera Fooks CLAN Staff CLAN 8th September 2009 CLAN would like to wish its oldest member, Vera a very Happy 98th Birthday on Tuesday the 15th September!! ... more
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Steve Irons statement ahead of his address to the redress protests outside WA Parliament Steve Irons WA Redress Protest 8th September 2009 Today I stand with the Care Leavers Australia Network and victims of State and Care abuse in WA and all of Australia. ... more
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NSW Government to hold Rememberance day for "Forgotten Australians" Steve Quinn CLAN 3rd September 2009 With the NSW Healing Ceremony less than 2 weeks away, we present CLAN's press release. Please feel free to forward the press release to local radio stations and newspapers to let many more people hear about this important event and the work of CLAN. ... more » Click here to download PDF |
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Family search draws blank Elisa Miller and Kirsten Leminger Dandenong Express 8th August 2009 DESPITE many searches during his 82-year life, Ray Prosser has never known his biological parents. ... more
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Bindoon Boys Town: The sad truth behind Britain's lost children Kathy Marks The Independent: UK 6th September 2009 Australia is to apologise for the appalling treatment meted out to thousands of boys and girls shipped to its shores as orphans ... more
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Support for Redress from WA: Adele Carles MLA Member for Fremantle Adele Carles Fremanatle 11th August 2009 CLAN would like to thank Adele Carles MLA Member for Fremantle, WA for her support to increase compensation for Redress WA. The following is an extract for Carles' speech on the 11th August 2009. ... more
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We're Sorry David Stockman Sunday Canberra Times 30th August 2009 THE FEDERAL Government will formally apologise to children who suffered abuse and neglect in institutional and foster care during the last century. ... more
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Government plans to apologise to forgotten orphans David Stockman Sunday Canberra Times 30th August 2009 A spokeswoman for the Minister for Community Services, Jenny Macklin, said no decisions had been made on when or what form the apology would take, but that the Government wanted it to reflect a bipartisan approach. ... more
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FAHCSIA answers your questions about the Federal Government's Apology Various FAHCSIA 3rd September 2009 FAHCSIA has provided an outline of answers to frequently asked questions regarding the Federal Government's Apology. ... more » Click here to download PDF |
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| Latest CLAN News - Posted 03/09/2009
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Thank You and Farewell to Joanna CLAN Staff CLAN 2nd September 2009 Joanna Penglase co-founded CLAN with Leonie Sheedy 9 years ago and worked diligently to advocate and support the mission of CLAN ever since. ... more
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| Latest CLAN News - Posted 02/09/2009
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Apology: Help the healing process Name Withheld The Torch 2nd September 2009 AN apology will be issued by the Federal Government to people who were abused or neglected as children while in foster care, government or private institutions during the last century. ... more
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Apology to wards of the state welcomed Kim Stephens The Courier 1st September 2009 A FEDERAL Government apology to thousands of children neglected and abused in state care will formally validate their suffering, according to a former Ballarat orphanage resident. ... more
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Orphans come to grips with apology Kim Stephens The Courier 31st August 2009 FORMER Victorian ward of the state Cassandra Schilling vividly recalls her four-year-old sister being left alone in Ballarat Orphanage to cry for hours and hours. ... more
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World Coverage on the Prime Minister's Apology Various Reporters Various Sources 31/08/09 The forthcoming apology from the Prime Minister has recieved great media coverage throughout Australia. But we were shocked when we found out that the news had become international! ... more
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Elation over long-awaited apology to child victims of care system Natasha Robinson The Australian 31st August 2009 IF there is one person 71-year-old Frank Golding wishes were alive to hear a national apology to abused and neglected children who grew up in state care, it is his mother. ... more
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Apology to those abused a 'step forward' Crystal Ju and Catherine Best Nine News 30th August 2009 Generations of children abused and neglected as wards of the state believe a formal apology from the federal government will begin the healing process. ... more
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Apology will address terrible wrongs: Macklin Name Withheld The Australian 30th August 2009 APOLOGISING to the so-called forgotten Australians who were abused in orphanages and public institutions will help address the 'terrible wrongs' of the past, the federal government says. ... more
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Liberal MP Redress Rethink Jessica Strutt West Australian 20th August 2009 A Federal Liberal MP has attacked the State Government's move to slash by almost half the maximum payment under the Redress scheme. ... more
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CLAN's Response to WA article "What Price of Childhood" Leonie Sheedy CLAN 24th August 2009 In response to the headline: "What price a childhood?" (August 15), it seems in WA it means that the abuse and neglect you suffered as a child in the so-called "care" of the government is negotiable. Until now, the WA redress scheme was viewed in care leaver 's networks as the best one in Australia. The WA redress scheme had the potential to truly give some level of justice, peace and healing to care leavers. However, sadly, it's now done the reverse, it's left people across Australia with a sense of distrust in government and liberal politicians. People feel totally betrayed once again. ... more
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| Letters to Newspapers - Posted 27/08/2009
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What Price a Childhood? Jessica Strutt The West Australian 15th August 2009 The hurt and anger felt by abuse victims who were offered substantial compensation, only to have it reduced, boiled over at a rally this week. ... more
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Baby Sebastian CLAN Staff CLAN 26th August 2009 Presenting CLAN employee's Lindal and Randolph's adorable baby boy, Sebastian. ... more
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| Latest CLAN News - Posted 26/08/2009
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Record Compo To State Ward Nigel Hunt Sunday Mail 23rd August 2009 A FORMER state ward who was subjected to more than a decade of shocking sexual and physical abuse has been awared a record $550,000 compensation payout after a two-year legal battle. ... more
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Redress Scheme Speech Steve Irons MP Federal Member of Swan 18th August 2009 I began my life as a ward of the state in Victoria. I spent three years in an institution as a child and then I was taken into foster care by the Irons family until I was 18. Even as a foster child I was still a ward of the state; a responsibility of the Victorian government. ... more
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Legal Guidance Ralph Doughty CLAN 19th August 2009 Congratulations to Ralph Doughty Juris Doctor, CLAN member has after 5 years of studying recently acquired his Law Degree and is now a registered solicitor and barrister of NSW and the High Court of Australia. ... more
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| Latest CLAN News - Posted 19/08/2009
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Victim's Anger over Reduced Compensation Jessica Strutt The West Australian 16th August 2009 The sadness in her eyes says it all and she's not even one of the victims. She is haunted by their accounts. ... more
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Minister addresses Redress WA Protestors Robyn McSweeney WA Government 11th August 2009 Community Services Minister Robyn McSweeney today addressed protesters who rallied at Parliament House against a recent decision to reduce maximum Redress WA ex-gratia payments of up to $80,000 to a maximum of up to $45,000. ... more
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OPINION: State should think again on compensation West Australian 13th August 2009 The compensation scheme for victims of abuse in State care is expensive but just. It is designed to acknowledge officially that people were seriously wronged by the State and to give them recompense for the hurt. ... more
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Application for Grant Public Trustee The Australian August 5th 2009 Are you a former student who attended Christian Brothers Farm School in Bindoon in the State of Western Australia between 26 November 1949 and 31 December 1966 or the widow/de facto partner of a former student who is now deceased? ... more
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Abuse Victims Vow to Fight On Jessica Strutt The West Australian 12th August 2009 There were angry and emotional scenes at Parliament yesterday as victims of abuse in State care and their supporters protested against the Barnett Governments shock decision to slash by almost half the maximum payment under the Redress scheme. ... more
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Child Abuse Funds Diminished Margaret Wenham Courier Mail 8th August 2009 THE State Governments pool of redress money to compensate those who were seriously abused as children has shrunk to just $46.7 million. ... more
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Nation's Secret History Exposed Angela Betzien Real TV 3rd August 2009 Children of the Black Skirt is a play exploring Australia's secret history and the healing power of the story telling, hits the historic Abbotsford Convent, Collingwood, VIC. ... more » Click here to download PDF |
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| Latest CLAN News - Posted 03/08/2009
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Possible Re-Think on Abuse Compo Fund: Barnett Name withheld ABC News 29th July 2009 A peak welfare group is urging the West Australian Government to re-consider cuts to a compensation scheme for people who were abused in state care. ... more
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Outrage Over Abuse Compo Cuts Name withheld ABC News 29th July 2009 A support group for abuse victims will rally outside Western Australia's Parliament next month, protesting the State Government's decision to slash compensation to people abused while in state care. ... more
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Foster Care Abuse Victim gets Taxpayer-Funded Settlement Margaret Wenham Courier Mail 16th June 2009 A WOMAN who was savagely beaten and raped as a child while in state foster care is one of nine people in the past five years to have received secret taxpayer-funded settlements totalling nearly $1.2 million. ... more
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Sorry Seems a Hard Word Michelle Hoctor Illawarra Mercury 25th July 2009 A WARILLA man has joined the call for a prime ministerial apology to the victims of child abuse in the nation's orphanages and children's homes. ... more
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REVEALED: Our Forgotten Children Michelle Hoctor Illawarra Mercury 25th July 2009 The 500,000 children who grew up in orphanages and children's homes last century are hoping for an apology of their own, writes MICHELLE HOCTOR ... more
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The Welcoming of Sebastian Office News CLAN 27/07/09 Congratulations to staff member Lindal and her partner, ... more
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The Forgotten Australians: Identity, Records and their search for the Past Andrew Murray BA Hons (Rhodes) MA (Oxon) University of Western Australia August 4th 2008 Public lecture for The Fourth International Conference on the History of Records and Archives (ICHORA 4). A conference organised in conjunction with the Institute of Advanced Studies, University of Western Australia ... more » Click here to download PDF |
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Former Ward seeks to sue for Abuse Harriet Alexander Sydney Morning Herald 25th July 2009 THEY were made to scrub the floors with toothbrushes. They often chose to soil themselves rather than risk being bashed if they asked to go to the toilet. And when they needed to change their sanitary pads, they were first required to show the used pads to male prison officers. ... more
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Thanks for listening about CLAN T. Eyre Geelong Advertiser April 8 2009 I wish to thank the MP Richard Marles for his comments "Orphans wronged" (Geelong Adervtiser, September 6, 2008). ... more
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| Letters to Newspapers - Posted 27/07/2009
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Proposed site for Victorian Care Leavers Memorial 21/07/09 The photograph shows the working party of the Care Leaver Memorial team at the proposed site for the Memorial. ... more
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| CLAN News Flash - Posted 21/07/2009
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Forgotten Australians seek apology Georgina Bible Finda 17th July 2009 NICHOLAS KOSTYN, of Lismore, was just 18 months old when he was made a ward of the state and entered a world of Russian roulette where he was never sure if his next carer would abuse him. ... more
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LETTER OF THE WEEK: Scars tell a sorry tale Name withheld The Sun Herald 19th July 2009 THANK you Kerry-Anne Walsh for your sensitive article "Saying sorry seems to be a mute point" (The Sun-Herald, July 12). ... more
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| Letters to Newspapers - Posted 20/07/2009
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Overdue Apology N/A Daily Telegraph 26th June 2009 THE Federal Government should apologise to children who were abused and assaulted in institutional care, a parliamentary report recommends. ... more
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Saying sorry seems to be a mute point Kerry-Anne Walsh The Sun Herald July 12 2009 The Government has apologised to indigenous Australians but is stalling when it comes to mistreated and abused children, writes Kerry-Anne Walsh. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 13/07/2009
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Lost and Found Episode 31 ABC "Can We Help" September 19 2008 A transcript for an episode of ABC "Can We Help" aired last year featuring sibling care leavers from Burnside Orphanage. [Peggy] When I think of my childhood I would just have loved to have a mother and a father. I would have just loved that. ... more
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Time for Redress: Victims Kirsten Leiminger Monash Journal 13th July 2009 "FORGOTTEN Victorians" who were abused in state care called for a comprehensive redress scheme as they protested outside Mt Waverley MP Maxine Morand's office on Friday. ... more
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The Lost Boys Marikia Dobin The Age Newspaper 2nd July 2009 Worse than abandoned, Rod Braybon and his seven siblings became wards of the state in the 1950s, but found salvation where he least expected it. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 10/07/2009
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The Lost Boys Johnathon Creek Today Tonight 6th July 2009 During the 1950's, after his father died from a workplace accident, Rod and his seven brothers and sisters were made Wards of the State - distraught by grief, and fear, his mother couldn't cope or care for them. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 10/07/2009
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Salvation Vikki Petraitis 04/07/09 Written by Vikki Petraitis, Salvation tells the true story of Rod Braybon sad story of the sudden death of his father which left him and his 7 siblings orphaned. Rod was passed from institution to institution until he finally ended up at the notorious Bayswayers Boy's Home run by the Salvation Army. ... more
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| Latest CLAN News - Posted 06/07/2009
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CLAN National Orphange Museum ABC Collectors 03/07/09 If you missed the CLAN museum on ABC Collectors ... more
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| Latest CLAN News - Posted 06/07/2009
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Congratulations to Julie Pearson Julie Pearson The Age Newspaper 04/07/09 Congratulations to Julie Pearson for getting her letter into The Age Newspaper. As published on Saturday 4th July 2009 Julie writes ... more
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| Latest CLAN News - Posted 06/07/2009
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Senators demand action over care abuse Danny Lannen Geelong Advertiser 27th June 2009 GEELONG'S Vlad Selakovic wept yesterday as he heard federal senators chorus calls for apology and redress for people brutalised while in institutional care. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 30/06/2009
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Call for apology to children abused in institutions Emma Macdonald Canberra Times 26th June 2009 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd should snake a formal apology to children who were sexually, physically and mentally abused in institutional care - along the same lines as his apology to the Stolen Generations, according to a new parliamentary report. » Click here to download PDF |
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Redress WA Applicants Any redress WA applicants that have previously contacted Lindal at CLAN can still access support from CLAN ... more
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| Latest CLAN News - Posted 30/06/2009
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Busy Week for CLAN Members The Torch Wednesday 24 June 2009 This article appeared in the CLAN office's local paper » Click here to download PDF |
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| Media Articles - Posted 29/06/2009
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Call for apology to 500,000 abused children Stephanie Peatling Social Affairs Correspondent Sydney Morning Herald June 26 2009 THE Federal Government is considering another formal apology, this time to people who were abused in state-run institutions such as orphanages and foster care. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 26/06/2009
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'Forgotten Australians' want an Apology The AM program on ABC Radio reported on the Senate Review that was handed down in Canberra on Thursday 25 June 2009. To listen to the story or read the transcript click here ABC Illawarra's Nick Reinberger (97.3FM) covered the story on Thursday 25th June at 4pm and ABC Orangeran a story on Thursday at 10:50am 2GB's Rev Bill Crews in Sydney covered the story on Sunday 28th June at 10:20am. Rev Bill Crews has always supported CLAN since our beginnings in 2000.
The National Indigenous Radio Service also ran a story on 25th June 2009 at 11am about the handing down of the Senate Review on the Forgotten Australians and Lost Innocents Reports. |
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| Media Articles - Posted 24/06/2009
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CLAN June Newsletter Due to the handing down of Senate Inquiry Review of the Forgotten Australians and lost Innocents Reports, the June edition of The Clanicle will be slightly delayed. We hope to have it out by early July
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| CLAN News Flash - Posted 19/06/2009
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The Loss of Kevin Kane On Monday 15 June 2009 CLAN member Kevin Kane, passed away. Kevin was a member of CLAN for a number of years, and loved to contribute jokes to the Clanicle newsletter. And despite his long battle with cancer, Kevin always attended the Silent Protests in Melbourne with his hand made sign wrapped in plastic. His wife, Tennina would also always come with Kevin to support the work of CLAN. Kevin grew up in Beaconsfield Babies' Home and Kildonan. Our condolences to Kevin's wife, Tennina, and his family.
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| Latest CLAN News - Posted 16/06/2009
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Foster care abuse victim gets taxpayer-funded settlement Margaret Wenham Courier Mail 16 June 2009 A WOMAN who was savagely beaten and raped as a child while in state foster care is one of nine people in the past five years to have received secret taxpayer-funded settlements totalling nearly $1.2 million. ... more
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Thousands march in silence to protest against abuse by Church The Western Australian 12 June 2009 Dublin Thousands of people have marched through central Dublin to protest over the decades-long abuse of children in Catholic Church-run institutions, as Irish bishops apologised anew for the "heinous crimes". ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 15/06/2009
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SA Forgotten Australian Memorial- Calling for Artists The South Australian Government, following the Forgotten Australians report and its recommendation (34) for 'the Commonwealth and State Governments, in conjunction with the churches and agencies, provide funding for the erection of suitable memorials commemorating care leavers' has announced funding to contribute towards a memorial acknowledging Australians who resided in orphanages, children's homes and foster homes as children. This funding is in conjunction with the Federal Government and church agencies. The SA Government is calling for expressions of interest from professional artists or artist teams to undertake this project. They are particuarly interested in hearing from artist who may have grown up in care. For more information, click here The closing date for submission of expressions of interest is 29 June 2009, 5pm.
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| CLAN News Flash - Posted 10/06/2009
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Former boys' home inmate says... I was sent to hell Jacqueline Van Aanholt Northern Daily Leader 7 June 2009 IT HAS been described as Tamworth's own mini Alcatraz and one former inmate says his time at the Tamworth Boys' Home affected him for life. ... more
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Ritual Abuse Semela Harris The Adelaide Advertiser 22 May 2009 There seems to be no explanation for the abuse of vulnerable young by the Catholic Church. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 28/05/2009
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'Ireland is not Australia': but it happened here too Richard Hil and Joanna Penglase The findings of extensive and systematic sexual and physical abuse in Irish care institutions over many decades have shaken the Catholic Church to its core. The findings contained in the report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse come on top of numerous legal cases involving Catholic priests in America, and in other countries, including Australia. ... more
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| Latest CLAN News - Posted 27/05/2009
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Abuse in Ireland's orphanages Letter to The Australian Cardinal Pell is naive to state that abuse didn't occur to the same degree in Australia as it did in Ireland. ... more
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| Letters to Newspapers - Posted 25/05/2009
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Keeping Brothers and Sisters Together in Care NSW Government The Rees Government has announced that $25 million in out-of-home care funding will be used to enable brother and sisters to be placed together. To read the press release, click here » Click here to download PDF |
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Report lifts lid on 'endemic' Irish church abuse Europe correspondent Emma Alberici ABC AM Program A major investigation into child abuse at Catholic orphanages, reformatories and schools in Ireland has found that beatings, sexual abuse and humiliation were endemic. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 21/05/2009
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From hands wiped clean to clean new start at Ballarat Orphanage Erin Williams The Courier 10/04/2009 JO FRANCES believes her mother wiped her hands clean of her the moment she entered Ballarat Orphanage. Ms Frances was born illegitimately in 1943 during the war at an unmarried mother's home in Carlton. Her mother deserted her and she was made a ward of the state. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 13/05/2009
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Looking for answers after life of secrets The Courier 15/04/2009 PEG Warren has lived most of her life knowing people have kept secrets from her. ... more
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William John Keith Ellis sentenced for raping boys at Eden Park Jordanna Schriever, Court Reporter The Advertiser May 07, 2009 A "DISGRACEFUL" pedophile who raped orphans at a Salvation Army boys home will almost certainly die in prison, after being dealt a 16-year jail term today. ... more
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5000 claim top-up compensation for institutional abuse Margaret Wenham The Courier Mail 15 April 2009 Article on Queensland Insitutional abuse payments and letters in response. ... more
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Evil nightmare persists Jordanna Schriever, Court Reporter The Advertiser May 04, 2009 10:30pm
FOR decades, Graham Rundle has suffered persistent nightmares of the childhood abuse he suffered at the hands of William John Keith Ellis.
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| Media Articles - Posted 08/05/2009
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CLAN Needs Real Funding The findings of the Senate inquiry into Forgotten Australians recommended that CLAN (as well as other advocacy and support groups) receive ongoing funding (Recommendation 20). As yet this recommendation has not been met. ... more » Click here to download PDF |
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| Latest CLAN News - Posted 06/05/2009
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Families Wounded by War Frank Golding An article written by CLAN Vice President Frank Golding on the issues that are raised for many care leavers on ANZAC Day, many of whom had fathers serving in WWI and WW2, but never received support from any governments. ... more
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Senators Visit CLAN Orphanage Museum On 7th April 2009 the Australian Senate Community Affairs Committee held a public hearing in Bankstown to review the progress of the response to the recommendations of both the 'Lost Innocents' (child migrants) and 'Forgotten Australians' Reports. On the day the senators involved came along to look over the orphanage museum at CLAN's office. From left to right- Elton Humphreys- Secretariat of Senate Inquiry; Jason Clare- Federal Member for Blaxland and CLAN supporter; Mitch Fifield, Liberal Senator for Victoria; Don Farrell- Labor Senator for SA; Claire Moore- Chair of Committee and Labor senator for Queensland. ... more
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| Latest CLAN News - Posted 20/04/2009
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Ex-state wards seek millions Marika Dobbin The Age MORE than 100 former wards of the state who allege they were sexually abused, beaten or mistreated in care are expected to seek millions of dollars in compensation from the Victorian Government in mediated settlements. ... more
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| Media Articles - Posted 15/04/2009
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CLAN's Press Release on Senate Inquiry Review CLAN has written a press release about the review of the Forgotten Australians Senate Inquiry and its recommendations. Feel free to email the press release to your local Federal and State member. You could also contact your local newspaper to do a story on the using the press release. Click here to view the press release ... more » Click here to download PDF |
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| Press Releases - Posted 31/03/2009
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Senate Inquiry Public Hearings The Australian Senate Community Affairs Committee is holding an inquiry into the progress of the response to the recommendations of both the 'Lost Innocents' (child migrants) and 'Forgotten Australians' Reports. Public hearings have been organised around the country so please go along and wear your CLAN badge. Note that you will not be able to speak at the hearings unless you have been invited to, but the public is welcome to sit in and watch the proceedings. CLAN has also released a Press Release calling on the Rudd Government to implement the recommendations of the Senate Report. Click here to view the Press release and the venues and dates ... more
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| Latest CLAN News - Posted 25/03/2009
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