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Ethan James

Long wait to end for mother victims of forced adoption

Tasmania is establishing a redress scheme for mothers whose babies were taken against their will. (Paul Miller/AAP PHOTOS)

Mothers whose babies were forcibly adopted across decades will be eligible for redress payments under a state scheme, but there are concerns it could be too little, too late.

An estimated 250,000 children were taken from unmarried women against their will in Australia, the majority between 1950 and 1975.

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