Apology to Aboriginals in Australia

The government of Australia has made a formal apology to the local Aboriginals over what has been shown to be a myth, that of the "Stolen Generation." To date there has been no case taken to court where the plaintiff has demonstrated or proven their case. In one notable instance the mother of the child came out and said that she willingly gave the child up. To this day that child is still claiming that she was one of the "Stolen Generation."

It should be noted that the majority of children were simply abandoned to the elements as half casts. These children were rescued, fed, clothed, educated and generally taken care of. For this they are now complaining and want money.

The bottom line has always been money and the apology has opened up the door to the potential for millions of dollars in payments in the future. If success is measured by return on investment then if what has been given back to Australia for all of the money that has already been poured into the process the current level of success has been very close to zero.

Yes I did read the Stolen Generation Report which I found to be full of emotive statements and based on mostly oral tradition and reports. The validity of such sources has been challenged e.g. the Hindmarsh Island fiasco.