Saying Sorry
Do you think the government should be offering some form of compensation along with its apology to the stolen generations?
Some Aboriginal groups say the apology should be offered with compensation. Lowitja O'Donoghue from the Stolen Generations alliance is calling for a $A 1billion dollar compensation fund to be established, saying that an apology without compensation “won’t settle anything.”
But other groups say it’s the symbolism of saying ‘sorry’ that’s important.
What do you think? Is saying ‘sorry’ alone meaningful? Or do you think the government should also be offering to set up a compensation fund?
Is saying sorry, just by itself, actually enough? Or should it be accompanied with action?
What do you think about the fact that the sorry is being said on behalf of the government, and not the Australian people? Indigenous affairs minister Jenny Macklin said last month that “The apology will be made on behalf of the Australian government and does not attribute guilt to the current generation of Australian people.''
