Fed: Federal Court rejects stolen generation claims

AAP General News (Australia)
08-11-2000
Fed: Federal Court rejects stolen generation claims

A Federal Court judge has rejected compensation claims by two members of the stolen
generation, taken from their families as young children.

In an Australian first, Justice MAURICE O'LOUGHLIN broadcast a short summary of his
decision live from the Federal Court in Darwin.

Members of the stolen generation LORNA CUBILLO, aged 62, and 53-year-old PETER GUNNER
sued the Commonwealth for the trauma, distress and continued isolation from what they've
called the cultural and spiritual lives of their Aboriginal mothers.

The pair also sought punitive damages, which the court awards in a case when the actions
of a defendant require punishment by extra damages.

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KEYWORD: STOLEN DECISION (DARWIN)

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