By Neena Bhandari
Sydney, 13.02.2008 (IANS): In a symbolic yet significant act to undo the wrongs of the past, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Wednesday offered an unconditional apology to indigenous Australians for the wrongs committed by the state in the past.
Amidst tears and cheers in the Federal Parliament in Canberra, Rudd said the long awaited “sorry” three times to members of the `Stolen Generations’ comprising tens and thousands of children who were forcibly removed from their families between 1900 and 1970 under the Government Assimilation Policies to “breed out” their Aborigine blood and supposedly give them a better life.