What is the significance of having the speech at Redfern?

In his speech, Keating explicitly acknowledged the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia. It was the first time a prime minister spoke about the dispossession, violence and prejudice perpetrated against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

When was the Paul Keating speech?

Prime Minister Paul Keating delivered the speech in Redfern Park on 10 December 1992, launching Australia’s program for the International Year of the World’s Indigenous People. The National Archives of Australia record the title of this speech as Opportunity and care, dignity and hope, 1993.

When was the Redfern address?

10 December 1992
Redfern Park Speech/Start dates
On 10 December 1992, at the official opening of the United Nations International Year of the World’s Indigenous Peoples in Redfern Park New South Wales, the then Prime Minister the Honourable Paul J Keating made a landmark speech which influenced the relationship between the Australian state and the original Indigenous …

What was the apology to the stolen generation?

On 13 February 2008 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made a formal apology to Australia’s Indigenous peoples, particularly to the Stolen Generations whose lives had been blighted by past government policies of forced child removal and Indigenous assimilation.

When did the stolen generation end?

The Stolen Generations refers to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children who were removed from their families between 1910 and 1970. This was done by Australian federal and state government agencies and church missions, through a policy of assimilation.

What does the Uluru statement from the heart say?

The Statement is a document Aboriginal people from all over Australia agreed on. In it they express that they are a sovereign people, and what they want all Australians to do to recognise and support this sovereignty. It also comments on the social difficulties faced by Aboriginal people.

Who was Australia worst prime minister?

The Australian Financial Review (2001)

What is Paul Keating’s Redfern speech?

The speech dealt with the challenges faced by Indigenous Australians, both Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It has been described as “a defining moment in the nation’s reconciliation with its Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people”.

How old is the Stolen Generation?

The Stolen Generations refers to a period in Australia’s history where Aboriginal children were removed from their families through government policies. This happened from the mid-1800s to the 1970s.

Who caused the Stolen Generation?

How much progress has been made since Redfern Speech?

Events are being held across much of the nation to mark the anniversary of Paul Keating’s famous Redfern speech, but what progress has been made in those two decades? Karen Ashford reports.

Where did the Redfern Address take place in Australia?

This speech became known as The Redfern Address. It was given in Redfern Park to a crowd of predominantly indigenous people. Although it was not given a lot of media attention at the time it is now regarded by many to be one of the greatest Australian speeches.

When did Keating say I have a dream?

(Keating, 10/12/1992) They were words that resonated around Australia and around the world – an oration critically acclaimed as Australia’s version of Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” civil rights speech.

Why was Redfern a good place to contemplate?

Redfern is a good place to contemplate these things. Just a mile or two from the place where the first European settlers landed, in too many ways it tells us that their failure to bring much more than devastation and demoralisation to Aboriginal Australia continues to be our failure.