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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Lorena Allam and Sarah Collard

Linda Burney calls for investigation into possible secret burial sites at Stolen Generations institution

The minister for Indigenous Australians, Linda Burney
Linda Burney says Australia is still coming to grips with its history 15 years after the apology to the Stolen Generations. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

The minister for Indigenous Australians, Linda Burney, has called for claims of possible clandestine burial sites at the former Kinchela Aboriginal Boys’ Training Home to be investigated.

Guardian Australia revealed on Thursday that multiple sites of possible secret or “clandestine” burials have been discovered on the grounds of Kinchela – one of the most violent and abusive institutions of the Stolen Generations era, on the New South Wales north coast.

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