Summary of proposal
Party
Australian Labor Party
Policy Topic
Indigenous
Portfolio
Prime Minister and Cabinet

This proposal has three components to provide redress for members of the Stolen Generations.

  • Component 1: Establish a Stolen Generations healing fund of $10 million in administered funding, spread evenly over four years.
  • Component 2: Establish a compensation scheme for living Stolen Generations survivors in the Northern Territory and Jervis Bay to provide a one-off payment of $75,000 per eligible recipient. Eligible recipients would be able to claim their payment at any time over the period 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2024.
  • Component 3: Provide ongoing funeral assistance funding for Stolen Generations survivors in the Northern Territory and Jervis Bay. Eligible parties would be entitled to claim a one-off payment of $7,000 following the death of a member of the Stolen Generations.

The proposal would have effect from 1 July 2020.