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The Commission presents the Bringing Them Home report which, from a national inquiry, investigated the forced removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders from their families.
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The Australian Reconciliation Conference is held in Melbourne, which aims to educate Australians about Indigenous issues as well as improve their lives and acknowledge the inhumane treatment of Indigenous Australians in the past.
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The parliament of NSW issues a public formal statement of apology for the Stolen Generations
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National Sorry day is first introduced to remember and commemorate the mistreatment of Indigenous people in the past
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Over 250,000 people turn up to walk across Sydney Harbour Bridge to show support for National Reconciliation Week and the reconciliation process.
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The Commonwealth Government dedicates a memorial to the Stolen Generations at Reconciliation Place in Canberra.
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The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) is disbanded by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Amendment Act 2005 (Cth)
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The first official Sorry Day ceremony outside of Australia was held in Lincoln’s Inn Felds, London
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Reconciliation Australia launches the Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) program.
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Marks the 40th anniversary of the 1967 referendum which began the integration of Aboriginals into the Australian population
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Federal Parliament officially opens with a Welcome to the Country by Indigenous elders, for the first time in Australian history
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Prime minister of the time, Kevin Rudd, formally and publicly apologises to the Stolen Generations on behalf of the Australian Government
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The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) provides an extra $4 billion towards Closing the Gap on Indigenous Disadvantage
