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THIS WEEK On ABC Radio National's investigative documentary
program, Background Briefing:
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Sunday July 2, 9.10am
Repeated Tuesday July 4, 7.10pm
and Wednesday, July 5, 4.00am.
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"Stolen Generations"
Produced by Tom Morton
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There's a great battle playing out...and the territory is no less than the
history of Australia. Documents, records, evidence of all kinds are being
re-read, re-evalauated in the cut and thrust of pure politics.
Were Aboriginal children stolen?
It's no arcane, academic matter. There's a lot at stake - the law, national
identity, land, votes - and money.
PRODUCER'S SUPPLEMENT: On BB this week we're digging in the buried country
of our history.
The Federal Government says there never was a 'stolen generation'; and it's
spending millions of dollars fighting compensation claims by members of the
stolen generations in the courts.
It claims the evidence that indigenous children were forcibly removed from
their families is 'only anecdotal';
How does these claims square with the hundreds of personal testimonies
collected by the Bringing them Home Inquiry? or with many years of research
by historians around Australia? - research which uncovered systematic
government policies ofremoving indigenous children.
A program about the living memory of our nation.
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LAST WEEK ON BB (18/06/00):
"The Courage of our Convictions - The Claremont Serial Killer"
Produced by Gerald Tooth
Program transcript online Thursday afternoon
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OUR NEXT WEB FORUM:
Is this the end of music as we know it? Join ABC DJ, Tim Ritchie, as he
investigates...
There'll be a LIVE WEB FORUM after the program with special guests,
including industry professionals and musicians on the ground...
Log on at http://abc.net.au/rn/talks/bbing on Sunday July 9 at 10am to
participate. Stay tuned for more details...
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LAST WEB FORUM:
"Call Centres: The Nerve Centres of Business"
Special web feature, with links and web forum (now archived for reference)
are online at http://abc.net.au/rn/talks/bbing/specials/callcent/default.htm
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We welcome your feedback on any of our programs. You can post your comments
to our online guestbook at
http://abc.net.au/rn/talks/bbing/guestbk/guestbk.htm
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