Today marks the fifth anniversary of Kevin Rudd's apology to the Stolen Generations. NITV News looks back at the history of each state and territory's apology.
RUDD'S APOLOGY
On February 13, 2008, the images of our nation's capital with thousands of people gathered on the lawns of Parliament House were etched into Australia's memory.
In the first sittings of Kevin Rudd's Labor Government, the new Prime Minister made his mark with the historic apology to the Stolen Generations across the country. NITV's Malarndirri McCarthy looks back at the historic event.
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QUEENSLAND
NITV News reporter Malarndirri McCarthy takes a look at the Queensland Parliament's apology in both 1997 and 1999.
NEW SOUTH WALES
NITV reporter Malarndirri McCarthy looks at New South Wales and how that state's Parliament apologised to its Aboriginal people in 1997.
TASMANIA
NITV News reporter Malarndirri McCarthy explains how Tasmania not only apologised to the Aboriginal people but was the first state to provide compensation to the Stolen Generations.
VICTORIA
NITV News Reporter Malarndirri McCarthy looks at Victoria and how it hosted the National Reconciliation Convention, where many delegates turned their backs in protest against former Prime Minister John Howard.
NT, ACT
NITV News reporter Malarndirri McCarthy looks at the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory's apology to the Stolen Generations.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
NITV News reporter Malarndirri McCarthy looks at Western Australia and the policies to assimilate Indigenous people into the wider society.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
As NITV News reporter Malarndirri McCarthy explains, a South Australian man became the country's first successful litigant to receive compensation for being forcibly removed from his family. A reminder that these images do show people who have passed away.
INTERVIEW WITH KEVIN RUDD
Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd openly discusses his 'sorry speech' and how much progress has been made on 'closing the gap' since then.
