It was an historic day in Australia, as Prime Minister Kevin Rudd issued an apology on behalf of the Australian government to the nation's stolen generation. The U.S. is still trying to come to terms with its own shady history regarding native Americans and slavery (both causes championed by Senator Brownback). But apparently such things are quite politically controversial.
Case-in-point, the response of Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson to Rudd's apology, which basically amounted to the diplomatic equivalent of "wasn't me" and/or "hey, we meant well". Needless to say, his comments were not well-received.
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