Despite causing despair and even leading to lives lost, those who orchestrated Robodebt from 2015 to 2019 appear unrepentant. Yet one fact remains unchallenged: this scheme lays bare a troubling disregard for the dignity of the most vulnerable in society. By Mark Gaetani
Recipients of our Summer Scholarships, funded through the generosity of the family of the late Norman McCann (a former National Library Council Member), Dr John and Dr Heather Seymour, Carol Moya Mills, Emeritus Professor Janice Reid AC and an anonymous donor. Since 2002, more than 50 Australian scholars have been supported to undertake six weeks of immersive postgraduate research, with special access to the Library’s collections.
Recipients of our Summer Scholarships, funded through the generosity of the family of the late Norman McCann (a former National Library Council Member), Dr John and Dr Heather Seymour, Carol Moya Mills, Emeritus Professor Janice Reid AC and an anonymous donor. Since 2002, more than 50 Australian scholars have been supported to undertake six weeks of immersive postgraduate research, with special access to the Library’s collections.
Child Migration and Stolen Generations in Popular Historical Consciousness
In the mid-1990s, harrowing stories emerged of child migrants and Stolen Generations who had been taken from their families. Side-by-side, these narratives produced unprecedented responses in public discourse, yet scholars have struggled to make sense of the cacophony of debate, the millions of marching feet and the mountain of writing inspired by these histories. Tim Calabria’s project will assess the extensive papers left by Sir Ronald Wilson, president of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission during this period, and seek to contribute to the understanding of this profound moment of social change in Australia, as people concurrently engaged in the Reconciliation movement and grappled with the bleak outcomes of child migration for many institutionalised children.