Bringing Them Home

Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families
	Cover of the Bringing Them Home report
Also known as	Stolen Generation
Outcome	Bringing Them Home report (1997) Parliamentary apologies from: Qld (26 May 1999); WA (27 May 1997); SA (28 May 1997); ACT (17 June 1997); NSW (18 June 1997); Tas (13 August 1997); Vic (17 September 1997); NT (24 October 2001); Australia (13 February 2008); ; Australian Government Motion of Reconciliation (26 August 1999);
Inquiries	National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families
Commissioners	Sir Ronald Wilson; Mick Dodson
Inquiry period	11 May 1995 – 26 May 1997

Bringing Them Home is the 1997 Australian Report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families. The report marked a pivotal moment in the controversy that has come to be known as the Stolen Generations.

The inquiry was established by the federal Attorney-General, Michael Lavarch, on 11 May 1995, in response to efforts made by key Indigenous agencies and communities concerned that the general public's ignorance of the history of forcible removal was hindering the recognition of the needs of its victims and their families and the provision of services. The 680-page report was tabled in Federal Parliament on 26 May 1997.

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