Statement of Apology (Draft Thinking)
Issued two days before Prime Minister Rudd's Apology, this was the wish list: public acknowledgement of the eugenic thinking behind the removal of Aboriginal children, a full and comprehensive compensation strategy. It caused quite a stir among sections of the media when it was cheekily released as a first draft recovered from the Executive Wing shredder!
"The Big Leak: This statement was found, half shredded in a garbage bin outside the Executive Wing, Parliament House, Canberra. After much forensic research the draft was put back together, despite heavy red pen markings. Some say it is a fraud, but an un-named spokesperson says that it has suddenly appeared back on Uncle Kev's desk. Opposition leader Nelson was last seen in a feverish sweat with document, lawyers and calculator."
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