On the day Simon Crean was getting ready to end his ministerial career, PM Gillard was giving the speech of her life. If you haven’t watched it, do yourself a favour. It was a cracking apology given to the mothers and children and families affected by forced adoption in the period of the 1950s to 1970s.
The speech was detailed and pulled no punches. Gillard called the practice “coercive” and “brutal”; “unethical”, “dishonest” and often “illegal”. Babies were “snatched away” before their mothers had even held them in their arms.
The speech was detailed and pulled no punches. Gillard called the practice “coercive” and “brutal”; “unethical”, “dishonest” and often “illegal”. Babies were “snatched away” before their mothers had even held them in their arms.
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