ARA SUBMISSION TO THE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INQUIRY INTO PAST FORCED ADOPTIVE POLICIES & PRACTICES

by | Aug 26, 2023 | Submissions

The submission is published at Number 128, under ‘Public Submissions’ at the Inquiry into past forced adoptive policies and practices.  Adoptee Rights Australia (ARA) Inc. is a volunteer run organisation that was established in 2018 by adopted persons to...

ARA SUBMISSION TO THE INQUIRY INTO AUSTRALIA’S HUMAN RIGHTS FRAMEWORK

by | Aug 8, 2023 | Submissions

The Submission is No. 224 here:  Inquiry into Australia’s Human Rights Framework Adoptee Rights Australia (ARA) Inc. Submission to the Inquiry into Australia’s Human Rights Framework Adoptee Rights Australia (ARA) Inc. welcomes the opportunity to make this...

Still Waiting… Forced Adoption Apology – 10 Years On

by | Mar 21, 2023 | News

On the 10th Anniversary of the Apology for Forced Adoptions in Australia, the announcement made on the 21st March 2023 by the Minister for Social Services, Amanda Rishworth MP is devastatingly inadequate.  Most of the Recommendations agreed to 10 years ago were never...

DIS-Integrated Identity, Birth Certificates & Adoption

by | Aug 7, 2022 | Media Release

Response to the Guardian article published today 7th August 2022:  “My birth* mother was not allowed to name her baby. But the name she gave me in her heart is real”. While it’s both welcome and surprising to see an adopted person speaking about the reality of...

INVISIBILITY OF ADOPTED ADULTS IN THE GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO THE VICTORIAN FORCED ADOPTIONS INQUIRY

by | Mar 11, 2022 | Media Release

Adopted People – Invisible Australians. Response by Adoptee Rights Australia (ARA) Inc. to the Government Response to the Recommendations of the Inquiry into Historical Forced Adoption in Victoria. We congratulate the mothers who have fought long and hard for...