Fed: Wording of apology to be released tomorrow

AAP General News (Australia)
02-11-2008
Fed: Wording of apology to be released tomorrow

A Labor frontbencher says the wording of the apology to the stolen generations will
be released tomorrow.

ANTHONY ALBANESE .. who's manager of government business in the House of Representatives
.. says they're close to finalising it.

And he's told ABC radio everyone will get to see it when the government gives formal
notice of the motion tomorrow.

Prime Minister KEVIN RUDD will deliver the apology in parliament on Wednesday .. with
more than 100 members of the stolen generations looking on.





The government's ruled out compensation for indigenous Australians who were taken from
their families .. as recommended in the 1997 Bringing Them Home report.

MICHAEL LAVARCH .. the former Labor attorney-general who established the initial stolen
generations inquiry that led to the 1997 report .. has told ABC radio he'd like the RUDD
government to reconsider its position.

AAP RTV sld/jmt

KEYWORD: SORRY ALBANESE (CANBERRA)

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