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John Howard says Kevin Rudd's National Apology to the Stolen Generations was an 'an empty gesture'

Former prime minister John Howard says he didn’t support a formal apology to the Stolen Generations, which Kevin Rudd delivered in 2008, as it was an “empty gesture” and "meaningless".

John Howard says Kevin Rudd's National Apology to the Stolen Generations was an 'an empty gesture'

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