Stolen Generation. The term Stolen Generation refers to the removal of Aboriginal children from their families by Australian government agencies and church missions between approximately 1900 and 1972.
Originally considered child welfare, the practice is perceived by some as having wreaked extensive family and cultural damage. The nature of the removals, their extent, and its effects on those removed, is a topic of considerable dispute and political debate within Australia. According to the official government report, at least 30,000 children were removed from their parents, and the figure may be substantially higher (the report notes that formal records of removals were very poorly kept).
Percentage estimates were given that 10-30% of all Aboriginal children born during the seventy year period were removed. Although children of full Aboriginal descent were removed, in general the children of "mixed descent" (having one or more European ancestors) were the most targeted. History of public awareness. I Forgot My Phone.
All Aussie Adventures highlights. First Fleet: 04/02/2014, Behind the News. Recently we celebrated Australia day on the 26th of January.
But why do we mark it on that day in particular? To answer that question, Sarah will take you back in time to 1788, to meet some kids who came to Australia on the First Fleet. Kid 1: “My name is John Hudson and I'm nine years old. I've been an orphan ever since I can remember and I made a living sweeping chimneys. It was horrible work, dangerous too. Kid 2: “For the theft of one linen shirt, value 10 shillings, five silk stockings, value 5 shillings, one pistol, value 5 shillings, and two aprons, value 2 shillings. Kid 3: “My name is Elizabeth Haywood and I'm 13 years old. Australian Sense of Humour.
Veoh - Kath and Kim Series 4 Episode 1 - Holiday S4E1. How to speak Aussie. Behind the News. Dingo Decision: 19/06/2012, Behind the News. One of the most famous news stories in Australia's history has finally come to an end.
In the 1980's, a mother was wrongly convicted of killing her baby. The child had actually been killed by a dingo but the jury at the time didn't agree. Tash takes a look at how the mistake happened. NATASHA THIELE, REPORTER: It was 1980 and the Chamberlain family, mum, dad and three kids were on a camping trip to Uluru. But their holiday soon turned to tragedy, when their 9 week old baby daughter went missing in the night. LINDY CHAMBERLAIN, AZARIA'S MUM: I just yelled out has anyone got a torch, the dingo's got my baby! Azaria's parents Lindy and Michael said a dingo had taken their little girl from the tent.
LINDY CHAMBERLAIN: There's no food in there, but I thought he might just have damaged or mauled the baby and I ran towards the tent and I felt in the carry basket, but she wasn't there. Australia Country Profile.
Stolen Generations: 19/02/2008, Behind the News. Last week we saw one of the most important days in Australian history.
The Prime Minister's apology to the Stolen Generations might have sounded like just another speech but it meant an enormous amount to a lot of people and it might change the country forever. So why is it so important? Well first Sarah will explain what the Stolen Generations are. SARAH LARSEN, REPORTER: Can you imagine being taken away from your home and family, being given a new name, even a new religion and maybe never knowing who you are or where you come from?
That's what happened to a lot of kids who belong to what are called the Stolen Generations. In the 1900s the Australian government took thousands of Indigenous children away from their families and put them into missions or orphanages or with white foster families. Anti Venom: 11/09/2012, Behind the News. If you get bitten by a deadly spider or snake you might need a shot of anti-venom to save your life.
Well, anti venom isn't that easy to make and for one spider bite in particular the stocks of anti venom are running low. So what's involved in making anti venom? Swim Safe: 28/06/2011, Behind the News. Now when you think about it Australia is a massive country but the vast majority of people are crammed into towns and cities around the coast.
So it means that many of us have grown up having to learn how to be safe around water. And that knowledge is proving to be valuable to people living in other countries as Tash reports. NATASHA THIELE, REPORTER: For years, Aussies have known that when it comes to playing around water, safety should always come first. From an early age, many kids are taught to swim as an important part of growing up. When we hit the beach, we're told to stay between the flags and if we get into trouble there are people trained to help us out. Even at home, there are safety rules to make sure pools are properly fenced off.