Australia has agreed to pay compensation to survivors of the “Stolen Generations”, the tens of thousands of indigenous children who were forcibly removed from their parents under state-sponsored assimilation policies.
In a symbolic move, which was announced on Thursday, each survivor living in federal territories will receive a one-off payment of A$82,000 ($60,000) to recognise the harm caused to them and help their healing.
The A$378.5m redress scheme is part of a wider A$1bn funding package aimed at addressing financial hardship, social inequality and discrimination faced by Aboriginal communities.
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