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I was present at Parliament House in Canberra for the National Adoption Apology on 21 March (Report, 22 March). My son, who accompanied me to the apology, was born and adopted in the UK in 1970 and we were reunited in Australia in 1991. The policies and practices for which the Australian prime minister has apologised also took place on a largescale, over the same period, in the UK. Australia has led the world, not only in enacting legislation which allows family members separated by adoption access to identifying information which allows for reunions to take place; but also by acknowledging the pain caused by the unethical policies and practices of the past and providing funding for services to assist with healing. For all those who, like me, would like to see the British government follow suit, please contact the Movement for an Adoption Apology and help them to bring this matter to the attention of the British public and the politicians.
Evelyn Robinson
Adelaide, South Australia 		I was present at Parliament House in Canberra for the National Adoption Apology on 21 March (Report, 22 March). My son, who accompanied me to the apology, was born and adopted in the UK in 1970 and we were reunited in Australia in 1991. The policies and practices for which the Australian prime minister has apologised also took place on a largescale, over the same period, in the UK. Australia has led the world, not only in enacting legislation which allows family members separated by adoption access to identifying information which allows for reunions to take place; but also by acknowledging the pain caused by the unethical policies and practices of the past and providing funding for services to assist with healing. For all those who, like me, would like to see the British government follow suit, please contact the Movement for an Adoption Apology and help them to bring this matter to the attention of the British public and the politicians.
Evelyn Robinson
Adelaide, South Australia
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