Melbourne, Feb. 11: The wording of the apology to be given by the Labour Government of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to the “Stolen Generations” will be publicly released on Tuesday.
According to The Australian, Labor frontbencher Anthony Albanese has confirmed that the motion for a debate by Parliament will be formally lodged on Tuesday.
"We're getting close as I understand it. I'm not a party to those negotiations, but the wording I'm sure will be got right," Albanese told ABC Radio.
New Delhi, Jan. 22: Reminding that Australia's new ruling Labor Party's nuclear policy is unlikely to change, Australian High Commissioner John McCarthy today said that Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's Government would consider India's request for civilian nuclear cooperation.
Delivering a talk on "Australia's New Government and Asia" at Observer Research Foundation here, McCarthy said the Indian Prime Minister's Special Envoy, Shyam Saran, was in Australia last week and discussed the matter with officials.