Overview
- On National Sorry Day, the federal government unveiled additional Stolen Generations funding that includes $2.6 million for 2026–27 and $3.2 million over four years plus an exemption for redress payments from residential aged‑care asset testing.
- Campaigners and The Healing Foundation released a strategic action plan urging full implementation of the 1997 Bringing Them Home report before its 30th anniversary, prioritising public education, records access, service reform and equitable redress.
- A 2025 Healing Foundation review found only about five of the report’s 83 recommendations have been implemented, a gap advocates and co‑author Mick Dodson called a ‘‘total failure’’ of government action.
- Survivors and service leaders warn many measures are time‑critical because most Stolen Generations members are now older and face complex health and aged‑care needs that can be re‑triggered by institutional settings.
- Queensland remains the only state without a redress scheme, and campaigners say the latest funding is a limited step that must be followed by a whole‑of‑government plan to deliver practical reparations and records access.