Michael O' Donoghue is one of the many thousands of British citizens who when children were lied to about real family circumstances and shipped to Australia as part of the government endorsed child migration scheme. He gave harrowing evidence of systematic abuse in institutions both in the UK and Australia to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA)in the UK. Michael is now renewing the calls for a once promised national memorial.

Norman Johnston has spent decades campaigning for justice and giving interviews on behalf of all former child migrants. Now, at last, after all the lost years he has been to the UK to visit his brother for the first time. Norman speaks for many.

How he is making what happened to him has a child help educate a new generation. The Trust has uncovered his roots. He is now sharing his story

'The 15th Anniversary of the UK apology came and went in silence. The same as when we the children forcibly left Britain's shores, on those fateful journeys from our home, our family, our country. We remember the deafening silence.'

Statement from Norman Johnston, President, International Association of Former Child Migrants

24th February 2025

15th Anniversary of the Apology to Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants

'The Albanese Labor Government today acknowledges the 15th anniversary of the National Apology to Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants who as children were abandoned by, or removed from, their families and placed into institutional care.'

16th November 2024

https://ministers.dss.gov.au/media-releases/16766

Carol is one of the many to have been helped find family in the UK. She says it's important others have the same chance. That can only happen if the Government honours the apology in full.

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Why British Child Migrants need to be remembered by the new Labour Government

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Now is an important time for former Child Migrants. They want a commitment from the new Government in the UK to stand by the Apology. Here is one story which explains why.

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