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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 1206 asked in the Legislative Council on 16 December 2021 by Hon Colin De Grussa

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

STOLEN GENERATION

1206. Hon COLIN de GRUSSA to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs:

I refer to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who are members of the stolen generation.

(1) Does the Department of the Premier and Cabinet have a set definition or range of years for the stolen generation in Western Australia?

(2) If yes, how many survivors of the stolen generation are alive in Western Australia?

Hon MATTHEW SWINBOURN replied:

I thank the member for some notice of the question. I provide the following answer on behalf of the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, who is on urgent parliamentary business.

(1)–(2) The Department of the Premier and Cabinet does not have a set definition or range of years for the stolen generation in Western Australia. Data collected by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare in 2018–19 suggested that an estimated 6 400 Aboriginal people in Western Australia, aged 46 years and over, had reported being removed from their families.