ABC News
Wed, 26 Apr 2000 14:20 AEST
Formal apology not likely
from PM: Reconciliation
Council
The Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation has
conceded it will not be able to convince the Prime
Minister to issue a formal apology to indigenous
people.
Reconciliation Council deputy chair Sir Gustav
Nossal has not revealed whether the declaration
for reconciliation, to be unveiled in Sydney next
month, will include a reference to a national
apology.
But Sir Gustav says the issue of a formal
government apology will have to be put in the
category of unfinished business.
"The council has therefore regretfully accepted
that an official apology on behalf of the
Government will not be tendered in the near
future," he said.
"That being said, it is absolutely vital that the
reconciliation journey continues nevertheless.
"We can't afford for this one, what I call 'respectful
difference of opinion' between the council and the
Prime Minister, to be a showstopper," Sir Gustav
said.
� 1999 Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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