Carroll & O'Dea Lawyers has welcomed the recent announcement that the Federal Government has reversed its opposition to a compensation scheme for the Stolen Generation survivors in the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory.
The Commonwealth announced1 the $378.6 million scheme will run for four years beginning March 2022 and will be open for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were removed from their families by government, church and/or other welfare groups.
Unlike with other States, Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory survivors have until now been unable to access any type of redress scheme, as the Federal government has previously refused to engage in discussions or offer reparations to redress these survivors.
