NT woman hears Federal Apology for her forced adoption
Nikki Caulfield has spent most of her life trying to figure out where she belongs. As a victim of the forced adoption policy of the 1970s, she was separated from her mother at birth. Today she is in...
View ArticleNT Apology backflip leaves forced adoption victim 'gutted'
The Territory Government has backflipped on its commitment to deliver a formal apology to victims of forced adoption.
View ArticleFears adoption could spark new Stolen Generation
The Northern Territory Chief Minister's suggestion that Aboriginal children should be adopted when necessary for their protection has been met with an enormous public response
View ArticleIndigenous adoption push prompts Stolen Generation fears
Some Aboriginal advocates say they are "absolutely horrified" by a Northern Territory Government proposal to put Aboriginal children up for adoption if they are victims of extreme neglect.
View ArticleGiles defends call for Aboriginal child adoptions
Chief Minister Adam Giles has hit back at critics of his view that adoption could be the right solution for neglected Aboriginal children in the Northern Territory.
View ArticleChild protection fears in 'broken' system
The Northern Territory's peak child welfare body says the child protection system is "broken". Lesley Taylor, founder and Territory manager of the National Association for the Prevention of Child Abuse...
View ArticleJackie Kay
Jackie Kay is a distinguished poet and author from the UK whose memoir traces her journey to her birth parents.
View ArticleShellie Morris
Singer Shellie Morris teaches Indigenous communities to write songs in their own languages.
View ArticleBarrie Cassidy
Television host Barrie Cassidy has uncovered the wartime story of his parents, Bill and Myra.
View ArticleJane Eales
Jane Eales was adopted and discovered late in life that her biological mother had been a British spy.
View ArticleTrevor Jordan: adoption and the ethics of secrets
Trevor's struggle to locate his biological family makes his an impassioned voice for adoption reform.
View ArticleJane Eales on the enduring mystery of her mother
Jane was adopted, and discovered late in life that her biological mother had been a British spy. (R)
View ArticleGregory Smith's survival instinct
After years of homelessness, and extreme seclusion, Gregory walked himself into the wider world.
View ArticleShannon Garner's surrogate pregnancy
Shannon had a baby for a gay couple she had never met.
View ArticleSame-sex adoption laws pass in NT after personal debate on Parliament floor
In a remote NT community, married couple Kara and Bronwyn Blair-Stuart are celebrating. Both sides of Parliament have agreed to axe an old adoption law that only allowed married heterosexual couples,...
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