On 6 October 2016, Professor Michael Lavarch delivered a speech entitled “A New Stolen Generation” at Flinders University in South Australia.

Professor Lavarch reflected on the cathartic moment that was the February 2008 apology given by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to all members of the Stolen Generation.

However, he was also concerned that “separation of Aboriginal children from their families is not only our past.”

Nearly a decade later, Dechlan Brenna is saying something very similar.

Reporting on a submission to the Senate Select Committee on Measuring Outcomes for First Nations Communities from the First Nations Justice Network of Community Legal Centres Australia, he quotes:

"The Stolen Generations never ended. The Stolen Generations – systematic removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from culture, and denial of self-determination – continue to this day, just driven by a slightly different legislative framework," the submission states.

"It is this truth that underpins the worsening outcomes for First Nations communities."

https://nit.com.au/29-04-2025/17646/stolen-generations-never-ended-worsening-outcomes-for-indigenous-communities-driven-by-system-working-exactly-as-planned