by | May 10, 2026 | News & Media Releases, Royal Commission Into Adoption
One of the most powerful things our adoption community can do right now is contact local Members of Parliament and ask them to support a Royal Commission into adoption in Australia. MPs pay attention when constituents contact them directly – especially when...
by | May 10, 2026 | News & Media Releases, Royal Commission Into Adoption
Calling for a Royal Commission in Australia is not a procedural application – it is a political and strategic advocacy process. A Royal Commission is formally established by the Governor-General (or a state Governor), but only on the advice of government. In...
by | Mar 21, 2026 | News & Media Releases, Royal Commission Into Adoption
Why is a Royal Commission into ADOPTION needed? The deep and ongoing harm to adopted people from adoption and adoption practices has never been investigated or examined on a national scale in Australia. The 2011-2012 Senate Inquiry into Forced Adoption was an inquiry...
by | Mar 21, 2025 | News & Media Releases, Royal Commission Into Adoption
Today marks the 12th Anniversary of the National Apology for Forced Adoptions. 🎥 You can view a recording of the Apology HERE📄And download the words of the Apology HERE The apology was one of 20 Recommendations made by the Senate Committee on Community Affairs Only a...
by | Mar 21, 2023 | News & Media Releases
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...
by | Aug 7, 2022 | News & Media Releases
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...
