Compensation for Child Migrants

I came to Australia with the Big Brother Movement [what a farce] and arrived in February 1965 in Fremantle. On the way over I seemed to be singled out as the odd one and had little support on the trip over. On arrival in Fremantle a day trip was orgasnised to visit persons here I was left out, Our next port of call was Melbourne and again a trip was organised and I was left out. In Sydney I stayed at the Burwood Hostl and was sexually abused by the person in charge his name was Mr Hickey. While our was their he also hit one of the other bays fracturing his skull Big Brother Movement or Big Pedofile Movement who took dollars and abused young migrants from Australia

I would like to join this cause, and give my full support to it. Jane Cole

I discovered about this horrendous secret in the early 1990's, and have visited several websites on this awful subject. What touched me most was a woman in her early fifties, orginally from Plympton, in Devon, United Kingdom, saying tht she wanted to go home and wanted to get back to UK, I sent a message back saying she needed to get in touch with the Child Migrants Trust and I could find addresses she could write to or 'phone. So far the website has refused to publish my advice. I wonder WHY??? I would like to do everything that I can to help these unfortunate people.....

I have a friend who was brought to Australia as an eight year old. Although not sexually abused his family, his identity, his social, emotional, physical development were taken from him. This is abuse! He is highly intelligent and self educated but with no qualifications as his whole life has been one of survival. Now retired, like most of these victims of crime he is in his 70s and both the UK and Australian Governments should be giving these people the money to build what they couldn't build in their active years.

I do not understand why the Bristish Government can engage in such a venal activity, keep it quiet for 30 years and not consider reparation to victims for a morally indefensible activity is an insult to the victims. As for the charities and organisations receiving monies for sending and accepting these child is no different to child trafficking. There purpose of the law is to protect the vulnerable and yet we find a group enterprise that resulted in at the very least the removal of a many children's identities and even worse some children were subjected to physical, sexual and emotional abuse. Any apology but the PM and the leader of the oppostion are vacuous if no assistence has been offered to help these deported children rebuilt their lives. Where was the National Society for the Protection of Cruety to Children in the decades that this atrocious activity of deporting children was going on. Why ain't they more vocal justice for these children. God bless Margaret Humphries.

I am a former child migrant sent from UK to W. Aust in 1953. Now residing in California. Please advise how I can add myself to the compensation trust.

Any wilful deprivation of freedom is a crime against the individual; redress should be made, no matter how late.

I've suddenly begun thinking about the lady in the 1997 TV documentary who was separated from her twin sister. Ican't tell you how upset I am by this. I can't bear to write what I remember her saying.

unacceptable error of judgement

Britain has always known how to get rid of it's "great unwashed and unwanted". Shameful.

Sincerely hope that these poor people receive some compensation from the government- both of them

All these children deserve compensation for the horrors they suffered.

Good luck with the petitiion guys.

My best and closest friend is UK's version of their Stolen Generation. I always wondered why she always showed compassion to Aboriginal people. I had the shock of my life when she told me her story, never whinges at all in spite of her hard journey. I salute her and all who have survived and have gone onto to have a "Life" in Australia, we love you and glad your in Australia, you make us what we are.

What happened was horrific and should never be forgotten by both Australia and Britain... hope this helps.

12 years ago Featured

This scheme that enabled children to be relocated to Australia without their consent and understanding was child abuse. Compensation must be paid to assist to alleviate their suffering. An apology is not enough.

I hope this will help.

12 years ago Featured

the government took me from my family using a lot of lies at the age of 4yrs old put me in a home in Australia where I was abused sexually physicly and mentaly and you say that is alright at 4years old I must have been a hell of a threat plus my fathers name was signed by my mother so that was illegal

This must go through.....

The time is now, U.K. together with Australian Government to recognise they made bad decisions that effected the Child Migrants lives FOREVER. The perpetrators that were in Government at time of this decision are dead but that does not there is NO accountability, as the victims are ALIVE and deserve restorative JUSTICE.....APOLOGIES are all about talkfest not victims as individual people.