Save the Children congratulates the Parliament of Australia
Save the
Children Australia congratulates the Parliament of Australia for taking the step of apologising to Indigenous Australia’s stolen generations.“This is a momentous day that has a
potential to open a new and positive chapter in Australian history. We urge the Government to continue its focus on meaningful engagement with Indigenous Australians and to provide improved
access to education, health and economic opportunities,” said Margaret Douglas, Save the Children Australia’s CEO. Save the Children, an international development agency, works
in Australia and overseas with disadvantaged communities. Our programs in Australia are implemented in conjunction with indigenous communities, particularly in remote areas of South Australia,
Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
An elderly man and a child take food in their shelter in the flooded city of Trinidad, some 500 km (310 miles) northeast of La Paz, February 12, 2008. Flooding and ...