Cathy Freeman: The apology

Cathy Freeman: The apology

Author: The Australian newspaper February 7, 2008 Duration: 4:35
The Australian's Tony Koch talks to Olympic champion runner Cathy Freeman on the importance of the Australian Parliament apologising to the Stolen Generations. Video: Christine Nestel

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The 3G-iPhone [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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Lovers Electric-2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:25
Australian pop couple Lovers Electric perform their song 'Start Again' live at The Australian. Video: Christine Nestel
Lovers Electric-1 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:06
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Flying solo [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 4:16
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Webb, Williams on song [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:18
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Archibald Prize picks [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 4:34
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Peter Greenaway - Part 2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 13:53
Part Two. Iconic English film director Peter Greenaway declares cinema to be dead in this extract from his speech to the Australian International Documentary Conference in Fremantle WA in February 2008. Video: Chris Grif…
Peter Greenaway - Part 1 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 14:28
Part One. Iconic English film director Peter Greenaway declares cinema to be dead in this extract from his speech to the Australian International Documentary Conference in Fremantle WA in February 2008. Video: Chris Grif…
The nation says sorry [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:47
People flock to The Block in Sydney's Redfern to watch a live broadcast of the Prime Minister apologising to the Stolen Generations. Video: Christine Nestel
The iPhone in Australia [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 10:05
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