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Forced adoption survivors head to Canberra with strong message for federal government 10 years after apology

Abraham Maddison believes little has been done to support people who were adopted out under forced adoption practices since the apology by Julia Gillard. (ABC News: Stephen Opie)

A decade on from a historic apology to thousands of Australians affected by the forced adoption era, survivors have headed back to Canberra to push for the support they say they were promised, but never received.

Many say precious little has been done to help them overcome the significant challenges they face, despite pledges by former Labor leader, Julia Gillard, in March 2013, and a raft of recommendations from a senate inquiry.

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