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Govt accused of short-changing stolen generation

November 8, 2002 - The Central Australian Stolen Generation and Families Corporation says it wants to know what has happened to $63 million earmarked for members of the stolen generation.

In a discussion paper, to be released nationally next week, the corporation accuses the Federal Department of Health and some Aboriginal organisations of using the money to top up existing programs.

The corporation's Harold Furber says in 1997, about $40 million went to the Health Department and about $20 million was given to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission.

Mr Furber says that money has not been coordinated specifically to help the stolen generation.

"All these funds ought to have come under the umbrella of the stolen generation people so the healing programs, the counselling program and the link-up program can be all coordinated from the one body," he said.

"That in a nutshell is the problem."

Source: ABC

Stolen Generation funds are going into unrelated projects: Dodson

12 November 12, 2002 - The Stolen Generation group say federal funding set aside for healing is going to unrelated programs.

A report released by Northern Territory groups today calls for a total rethink on the way the money is managed.

The Government set aside $63 million after the Bringing Them Home report was handed down to be used on services such as counselling.

But one of the report authors, Mick Dodson, says Aboriginal people are still not being consulted.

"And I'm certainly a strong believer that those most affected by decisions should have the main say in addressing the way in which the solutions are implemented."

Source:ABC

Further Reading

• Urgent steps towards healing - the NSDC view
  13 November 2002 - National Sorry Day Committee (NSDC) - Extract from a paper presented at a seminar entitled "Are We Bringing Them Home?"by Dr Peter O'Brien with the assistance of John Bond for the National Sorry Day Committee
• First compensation win for the stolen generation
  October 18 2002 - Sydney woman Valerie Linow was shaking and overwhelmed yesterday after becoming the first member of the stolen generations to win monetary compensation for her cruel treatment after authorities removed her from her family.
• Restoring identity - achieving justice for the stolen generations
  27 September, 2002 - Media Release, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC); Media Release, Public Interest Advocacy Centre.
• Stolen generations fury at memorial `whitewash'
  May 27 2002 - Representatives of the stolen generations will ask the Federal Government for land in Canberra to build their own memorial because they consider references to their history at the new Reconciliation Place to be a whitewash.
• Only understanding will bring down the fence dividing a nation
  March 21, 2002 - Organisations that support members of the stolen generations are crying out for proper funding, writes Doris Pilkington Garimara.

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