Article with a video of apology made by the NSW Premier, Barry O'Farrell,

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/parliament-apologises-for-forced-adoptions-20120920-268eg.html

The report notes that the apology was a recommendation of an inquiry in 2000.

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/parliament-apologises-for-forced-adoptions-20120920-268eg.html

Banjo Governments make the laws and Police them.
Hence the very well put together Public sorry.
Like Lexi I will see all in another thread

Lexi, if you say something is there and I say it isn't, the onus is not upon me to prove you are right. There is nothing there indicating legislated, forced adoption. I feel I've wrestled with a plume of smoke, and still you are mute on the involvement of families.

Belly, the government made no adoption laws that police enforced as it did over aborigines. If it did, join Lexi and prove it!

Suseonline, thanks for sharing your thoughts. Regarding, "If we say that all people, including parents, should work if they are able, then we should also have all our elderly working until they are physically unable to as well. Thay's only fair isn't it?", you may be onto something. Why should the able-bodied elderly be pensioned off when women exercising their procreative "rights" need the same taxpayers' money?

I believe matters I have raised on this thread needed airing but the fact of "The Apology" indicates that I am in a minority. I can't turn back the clock to what I believe was a more enlightened time, but I do expect history to repeat itself should Australia ever have to make some very, very hard decisions about welfare direction.

Luciferase, it's not a case of 'if' but 'when' when it comes to welfare descisions, as we simply can not continue to have this sector of our society grow the way it has over the past twenty odd years.

Plus, we have to consider variables, such as the illegals that are placing untold strain on our already buckling system, an avoidable situation that the Rud/Gillard labor government should never be forgiven for.

Unfortunately, given that most governments are 'reactive' as opposed to 'proactive' chances are, we will be all but broke before real reform kicks in. The old 'too little too late' scenario.

But either way we have to address our excess baggage because the debt we have been left with will take some serious commitment to repay and ANY form of low value for money schemes will need to be addressed and like it or not, a large portion of welfare is one such case of excess baggage.

Rechtub can you look again at your last post?
What has it got to do with the thread, and its continuing direction?
Why did you address the very person who is trying to say black is white?
You used it! the thread, to sneak in your informed view, get down on your knees and hope you are ill informed.
If not you are in real trouble.
I note as evidence I am not alone in my views you had again, had a single post thread recently, yours!
Footpath pizza that one was.
In the end, do you understand not even the Lib/Nats coalition share your view on welfare.
Do you under stand both party,s need and want less waste but not mass starvation.

Dear Luciferase,

This isn't about proving me right or you wrong.
This is about directing you to the information
you're seeking which is available on the websites
I've given you. However, I shall leave you to your
convictions.

All The Best.