Brendan Nelson's 'sorry' speech to parliament - part 1

Brendan Nelson's apology to the 'stolen generations'

".. in saying we are sorry - and deeply so - we remind ourselves that each generation lives in ignorance of the long term consequences of its decisions and actions. Even when motivated by inherent humanity and decency to reach out to the dispossessed in extreme adversity, our actions can have unintended outcomes. As such, many decent Australians are hurt by accusations of theft in relation to their good intentions. In offering this apology, let us not create one injustice in our attempt to address another. Separation was then, and remains today, a painful but necessary part of public policy in the protection of children. Our restitution for this lies in our determination to address today's injustices, learning from what was done and healing those who suffered."

Full text of Dr. Nelson's speech:
http://www.aph.gov.au/house/Nelson_speech.pdf

Dr. Nelson's official website:
http://www.brendannelson.com.au/

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[markflorian138]

try the liberal democratic party if you love freedom

[foolmetwicethemovie]

why do you support them? there are bunch of lying criminals like the labor government

[0bs3n3]

Liberals are pissing me off right now. Don't get me wrong, I still support them, but just figure out your damn policies and STICK WITH THEM DR. NELSON!