Kevin Rudd, the Australian prime minister, has delivered an apology to about half a million people who suffered abuse and neglect as children in state-run institutions. Among them are thousands of British child migrants sent to Australia with false promises of a happier life. The British prime minister is also expected to say sorry for the policy.
Al Jazeera's Michelle Stone reports.
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