Australia's apology for military abuse rapped as rushed
- Published: 27 Nov 2012 at 12.47
- Online news: Asia
Australia's apology to sex abuse victims in the military was criticised Tuesday as too rushed to allow the victims to witness it, even as it was welcomed as a necessary step.
The Australian flag flutters during an ANZAC Day ceremony. Australia's apology to sex abuse victims in the military was criticised Tuesday as too rushed to allow the victims to witness it, even as it was welcomed as a necessary step.
When then-prime minister Kevin Rudd apologised in 2008 to the Aboriginal "stolen generations" of people taken from their families, large crowds were in Canberra to witness the historic occasion inside and outside parliament.
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