Apology Quote by Kevin Rudd

The time has now come for the nation to turn a new page in Australia's history by righting the wrongs of the past and…

— Kevin Rudd

The Apology opened the opportunity for a new relationship based on mutual respect and mutual responsibility between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australia. Because without mutual…

— Kevin Rudd

We apologise for the laws and policies of successive parliaments and governments that have inflicted profound grief, suffering and loss on these our fellow…

— Kevin Rudd

I am deeply committed to the cause of Indigenous Australians, and not just because of the Apology, but the big challenges which lie ahead…

— Kevin Rudd

“No Australian today is responsible for what happened on our colonial frontier. But we are responsible for not acknowledging what happened. If we do…

— Timothy Bottoms

Right actions for the future are the best apologies for wrong ones in the past - the best evidence of regret for them that…

— Tryon Edwards

One of the most useful tasks of apology is to bring home to us how keenly, honestly, and painfully past generations pursued aims that…

— John Kador

Right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past.

— Tryon Edwards

To the former child migrants, who came to Australia from a home far away, led to believe this land would be a new beginning,…

— Malcolm Turnbull

Learning about our past is definitely important, not only for Australians but people around the world. It's something that Australia should never be ashamed…

— Patty Mills

Once a great wrong has been done, it never dies. People speak the words of peace, but their hearts do not forgive. Generations perform…

— Paule Marshall

Since our awareness of others is considered our duty, the price we pay when things go wrong is guilt and self-hatred. And things always…

— Nancy Chodorow