Barta provides commentary and analysis on the significance of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's Apology to the Stolen Generations. He argues that Australia's history of genocide has been buried in public discourse.

Tony Barta, 'Sorry, and not sorry, in Australia: how the apology to the stolen generations buried a history of genocide' (2008) 10(2) Journal of Genocide Research 201

The Aborigines Protection Act 1909 (NSW) was the first law in NSW that specifically authorised the removal of Aboriginal children from their families. It continued to exercise control over Aboriginal people and their children until 1969. Separate systems of child welfare existed for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children throughout this period.

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Tony Barta, 'Sorry, and not sorry, in Australia: how the apology to the stolen generations buried a history of genocide' (2008) 10(2) Journal of Genocide Research 201

'Protection' and assimilation era child removals