No More Secrets. No More Lies. No More Shame.

We are a growing survivor‑led coalition across Australia, breaking free from the secrets, lies, and shame of forced adoption.

We are mothers who were robbed. Fathers who were erased. Sons and daughters who disappeared. Families torn apart by state‑sanctioned cruelty. And we are allies who refuse to stay silent.

We are not here to be pitied. We are here to dismantle the systems that still weaponise policy and practice against us — the ones that dress coercion up as care, call obstruction “procedure,” and bury truth under bureaucracy.

Delay, deflection, and denial are not mistakes — they are tactics. They are calculated to wear us down, to drain our time, our energy, and our hope. They isolate survivors, block justice, and protect power. They shift blame, conceal records, and stall reform — deliberately.

Sympathy without action is abuse in disguise. We see it. We name it. We reject it.

The 2013 apology changed everything — and it changed nothing.

We are done asking politely. We are speaking powerfully. Because silence protects systems — and truth breaks them.

We are not broken by abuse. We are breaking through abuse of power. We are unapologetic. We are unstoppable.

This is our truth. This is our fight. This is our movement.

The Apology Was Not the End — It Was a Promise That Was Broken

We honour the 2013 apology. We honour the survivors who fought for it — who spoke out, who refused to be erased, who forced the nation to look at its own cruelty.

On 21 March 2013, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said sorry. It was historic. But it was never meant to be the finish line. It was meant to be the beginning — the start of justice, healing, and real change. That beginning never came.

The apology faced the past, but the present still wounds. Survivors were promised recognition. Instead, they got sealed records and locked doors. Promised healing — delivered redacted documents and retraumatising systems. Promised justice — met with silence.

The same institutions that orchestrated forced adoptions still hold the reins: hospitals, churches, charities, government departments, courts. The ones who took our children, erased our names, and buried the truth. They were never dismantled. Never held to account. They rebranded, restructured — but they never left.

They hold the records hostage. They control the narrative. They run the systems survivors are forced to beg from — systems designed to delay, deflect, and deny. They dress abuse up as care. They disguise bureaucracy as protection. They wrap silence in the language of compassion.

They offer sympathy without action. Recognition without repair. Apologies without justice. They promised change in 2013. What they delivered was sealed records, blocked legal paths, underfunded support, and a quiet retreat from responsibility.

Who still holds power? The ones who never gave it up. Who still causes harm? The ones who were never stopped. We are done pretending otherwise.

Survivors still face no national inquiry. No legal redress. No reckoning. No compensation. No right to challenge. No coordinated support. Just delay. Deflection. Denial.

Mental health care, counselling, family tracing — promised, but fractured, underfunded, and out of reach. Survivors sidelined in decisions that shape their lives. Still ignored. Still silenced.

The apology opened a door. The institutions slammed it shut. We do not forget that apology. But we refuse to let it be used as a shield against action — as if a single speech could erase decades of inflicted pain.

We are still here. Still demanding truth. Still demanding justice. Still demanding change. Still waiting. Still hurting. Still fighting.

Read: What Was the 2013 National Apology?

Read: What the Apology Said — and What It Really Meant

A Survivor‑Led Federal Inquiry With Enforceable Outcomes. A Coordinated National Class Action With Consequences.

We are building a coalition — not for ceremony, not for symbolism, but for justice. For truth. For change.

We are demanding a survivor‑led Federal Inquiry with enforceable outcomes. Not another apology tour. Not another report gathering dust. We want power. We want accountability. We want exposure.

This inquiry must rip open sealed records. It must dismantle the systems that retraumatise survivors while pretending to support them. It must confront the blocked legal pathways, the institutional silence, and the harm still happening behind closed doors. And when exposure isn’t enough, we escalate.

We are launching a coordinated national class action. Our numbers are strong. Our evidence is solid. We will more than meet the legal thresholds. We will file in the Federal Court under Part IVA of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976. We will also coordinate parallel actions in state and territory Supreme Courts.

Our claims are built on ongoing harm — because the harm never stopped. It just got quieter. More bureaucratic. More polite. We will use evidence from the Inquiry, survivor testimony, and whistleblower disclosures. We will target government departments, religious organisations, and any institution still obstructing justice.

We will seek damages — real, aggravated, and exemplary. We will demand injunctions for immediate record release. We will pursue declarations of rights breaches and orders to reopen settlements made without full disclosure. We will not settle for silence.

This is not a symbolic gesture. This is legal warfare. Because when politics fail, the law becomes our weapon. Courts can compel what governments delay. They can expose what institutions hide. They can punish what bureaucracies protect.

To anyone considering joining us: know this is serious. We are not asking for support. We are demanding solidarity. We are not looking for sympathy. We are building a movement. We are not waiting for permission. We are taking action.

To any institution reading this: we are not here to negotiate. We are not here to be ignored. We are not here to accept half‑measures or empty promises. We are survivors. We are relentless. We are organised. We have documented evidence. We have legal strategy. And we are not backing down. Join us only if you’re prepared to stand with truth — and face the consequences of ignoring it.

We refuse to be erased. We refuse to be delayed. We refuse to be divided. We are done with apologies that go nowhere. Done with sympathy that costs nothing. Done with institutions that hold power and still cause harm.

We are turning silence into strength. We are turning truth into action. We are not asking. We are demanding. Because survivors are still waiting. And we are not going anywhere.

Read: What We Are No Longer Politely Asking For

Read: What Real Redress Looks Like