Together with members of the Apology Advisory Committee I  welcome the announcement that the National Apology to the Lost Innocents and Forgotten Australians will be made on 16 November.

A formal remembrance ceremony will be held in the Members’ Hall in Parliament House where the Prime Minister will apologise, on behalf of the nation, to more than 500,000 Australians – many of whom suffered abuse and neglect while in out-of-home care last century.

Click here to read my speech during question time, where I responded to the announcement on behalf of the Liberal-National Coalition.

Click here to watch a video of the speech.