Australia's Roman Catholic Church
publicly apologised on Thursday to British and Maltese child migrants
who suffered abuse including rape, whippings and slave labour in
religious institutions. The apology was delivered at a parliamentary inquiry into child migration.
Two church bodies said the programme, in which more than 1,000 British and 310 Maltese children were sent to Australian Catholic schools between the late 1930s and 1960s, resulted in "suffering and dislocation".
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Two church bodies said the programme, in which more than 1,000 British and 310 Maltese children were sent to Australian Catholic schools between the late 1930s and 1960s, resulted in "suffering and dislocation".
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1236641.stm