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A coalition of Australian community groups came together on May 26th, 1998 for the country\u2019s first \u201cNational Sorry Day\u201d, an annual day of atonement for the social-engineering policy that ripped an estimated 50,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families between 1910 and the 1970s.\nThe first Sorry Day was marked with 300 events around the nation, and more than 1,000 people attended a ceremony in Parliament House, Canberra, but it took Australia\u2019s government another decade to utter an official apology.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain how in the Year 2000, skywriters turned the heavens into the biggest billboard of apology ever; speculate on whether Australia Day will be abolished due to its colonial associations; and discover that there is in fact one word that is harder to say than \u201csorry\u201d\u2026\xa0\nContent warning: This episode contains discussion of the Stolen Generations, which may be distressing to some listeners. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that the episode also contains mentions of deceased people.\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018From the Archives, 1998: Thousands say sorry, but not PM\u2019 (The Age, 1998): https://www.theage.com.au/national/from-the-archives-1998-thousands-say-sorry-but-not-pm-20210521-p57tyr.html\xa0\n\u2022 \u2018Peter Dutton says it was a 'mistake' walking out on the apology to the Stolen Generations\u2019 (The Daily Mail, 2022): https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10866871/Peter-Dutton-admits-mistake-boycotted-national-apology-Stolen-Generations.html\xa0\n\u2022 \u2018This Is Why Australia Has \u201cNational Sorry Day\u201d\u2019 (Time, 2015): https://time.com/3890518/national-sorry-day/\xa0\n\u2022 \u2018Australia's first \u201cSorry Day\u201d (1998)\u2019 (ABC Australia, 2021): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OKsoqqXttE\xa0\n#1990s #Australia #Indigenous\nWe'll be back on Monday - unless you join\xa0\U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS\U0001f334, where we give you ad-free listening AND a full-length Sunday episode every week!\nPlus, weekly bonus content, unlock over 70 bonus bits, and support our independent podcast.\nJoin now via\xa0Apple Podcasts\xa0or\xa0Patreon.\xa0Thanks!\n\xa0\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2023.\xa0\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices