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Witnessing the Apology

Juno Gemes

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Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's new Labor Government prioritised the delivery of the Apology as its first act in office at the beginning of the new parliament. Rudd and Jenny Macklin (Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs) had began consulting Indigenous groups on the precise wording of the Apology immediately they gained office. I thought that the nation was now approaching a turning point. The questions were 'Would the Apology be adequately expressed?' and 'How would it be received?' All the power of language and clear sight were now called into service.

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Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's new Labor Government prioritised the delivery of the Apology as its first act in office at the beginning of the new parliament. Rudd and Jenny Macklin (Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs) had began consulting Indigenous groups on the precise wording of the Apology immediately they gained office. I thought that the nation was now approaching a turning point. The questions were 'Would the Apology be adequately expressed?' and 'How would it be received?' All the power of language and clear sight were now called into service.

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Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's new Labor Government prioritised the delivery of the Apology as its first act in office at the beginning of the new parliament. Rudd and Jenny Macklin (Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs) had began consulting Indigenous groups on the precise wording of the Apology immediately they gained office. I thought that the nation was now approaching a turning point. The questions were 'Would the Apology be adequately expressed?' and 'How would it be received?' All the power of language and clear sight were now called into service.

Key concepts: Parliament, Prime minister, Project commissioning, Publishing, Indigenous, Government (linguistics), Law, Power (physics)

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