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Maeve Bannister

Parliament remembers 'shameful' adoption practice

Amanda Rishworth says the government recognises the pain of forced adoptions will never go away. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Powerful stories detailing the impact of forced adoptions have been shared as parliament marks 10 years since a national apology.

Hundreds of thousands of young, unmarried mothers and babies were affected by the illegal practice between the 1950s and 1980s.

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