15 years later, Dutton says sorry for shunning Stolen Generation apology
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has apologised to Indigenous Australians from the floor of parliament for abstaining from the bipartisan apology to the stolen generations in 2008, declaring he failed to grasp the symbolic significance of the move.
“I want to speak directly to those in the gallery today and further afield who are part of the stolen generations and those who are descendants or are connected with the issue,” Dutton said to the House of Representatives, as dozens of Indigenous people watched from the public gallery.“I didn’t attend the chamber for the apology. I’ve apologised for that in the past and I repeat that apology here today.
Dutton said he made a mistake with the apology when he became opposition leader in May 2022 but his comments in the House on Monday were significant in being addressed directly to Indigenous Australians on the anniversary of the apology and at a time of debate over the Voice.
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