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Western Australia announces parliamentary inquiry into forced adoptions of children

Mothers and adoptees have been campaigning for the inquiry for a long time. (ABC News: Claire Moodie)

Western Australia will follow Victoria in holding an inquiry into forced adoption, following two years of campaigning by people who were adopted out as children and mothers who were forced to give up their babies.

A parliamentary committee this afternoon confirmed an inquiry would be held after both sides of politics indicated support for it in recent days.

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