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senate vote 2006-05-10#4
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National Sorry Day- Motions - National Sorry Day - Day of remembrance
Description
<p class="speaker">Rachel Siewert</p><p>I move:</p><dl><dt></dt><dd>That, as recommended in the <i>Bringing them Home</i> report tabled in the Senate on 26 May 1997, the Senate recognises that 26 May is National Sorry Day, a day of remembrance each year to commemorate the history of forcible removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and its effects on individuals, families and communities.</dd></dl><p>Question put.</p>- The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2006-05-10.105.2) to make 26 May National Sorry Day, "*a day of remembrance each year to commemorate the history of forcible removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and its effects on individuals, families and communities.*" This means the motion failed.
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- > *That, as recommended in the Bringing them Home report tabled in the Senate on 26 May 1997, the Senate recognises that 26 May is National Sorry Day, a day of remembrance each year to commemorate the history of forcible removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and its effects on individuals, families and communities.*
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