Mission & Justice

Sarah Smiles & Tara Ravens; 16/4/08

Allegations that Aboriginal children were used as “guinea pigs” in medical experiments conducted last century will be investigated by the Federal Government. The claims were raised in a Senate inquiry into a Stolen Generation Compensation Bill in Darwin yesterday. Kathleen Mills from the Stolen Generations Alliance said the Australian public did not know the full extent of what happened to some children who were taken from their parents and institutionalised under removal policies.

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