Much work is still yet to be done on repairing relationships between members of the Stolen Generation and the broader Australian community, said the Australian Greens today, on National Sorry Day.

"Today is National Sorry Day, a day to reflect on a terrible part of our nation's history, and how this Government will act towards all its people in the future," said Australian Greens Aboriginal Issues spokesperson Senator Rachel Siewert.

"There may be sections of our community who fail to understand the ongoing significance of this day. While the Prime Minister has delivered a formal apology to the Stolen Generation, and this was a momentous leap forward, there is still a lot of work ahead."

"Aboriginal people are still waiting for implementation of the 'Bringing Them Home' Report recommendations. The report outlined clearly that compensation was required, including financial reparation. Unfortunately the Government is not willing to commit to financial compensation which continues to be a major slight to the Stolen Generations" said Senator Siewert.

"Instead of seeing real action on this front, we have a Government determined to repeat the mistakes of the past, with the discriminatory Northern Territory Intervention, rollouts of punitive welfare measures and their failure to negotiate a solution to management of the Alice Springs town camps."

"The Greens' Bill to deliver reparations to the Stolen Generations remains available to be acted upon by any Government with the political will to right the wrongs of the past and move forward," she concluded.

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