Who were the Stolen Generation?

The Stolen Generations (also known as Stolen Children) were the children of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent who were removed from their families by the Australian Federal and State government agencies and church missions, under acts of their respective parliaments. read more

Between 1910-1970, many Indigenous children were forcibly removed from their families as a result of various government policies. This became known as the Stolen Generations. Learn the facts and hear stories from Indigenous Australians. read more

It’s called the “white stolen generation” to distinguish it from the Aboriginal stolen generation. In the five decades up to 1982, the newborn babies of young, single women were forcibly removed from them for adoption, a practice sometimes called ‘baby farming’. read more