‘SNAICC applauds Prime Minister Kevin Rudd for the manner in which he apologised today to the Stolen Generations,’ Muriel Bamblett, AM, Chairperson of the Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC), said today. ‘Through the formal apology and his speech, the Prime Minister demonstrated with his heart and mind that he understands how important the apology is for the Stolen Generations and the nation as a whole. Today is a day to celebrate what is a new beginning in the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.’