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Australia 'sorry' for abuses
PM apologises over neglect of thousands of children in state-run homes.
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2009 08:42 GMT



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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