Quotation by

Malcolm Turnbull

To the former child migrants, who came to Australia from a home far away, led to believe this land would be a new beginning, when only to find it was not a beginning, but an end, an end of innocence - we apologise and we are sorry. To the mothers who lost

Malcolm Turnbull

Home

Understanding this quote AI Analysis

Malcolm Turnbull is expressing regret to the child migrants who were sent to Australia with hopes of a fresh start but instead experienced hardship and loss of innocence. He also acknowledges the pain of the mothers who were separated from their children during this process.

More by this author

All quotes by Malcolm Turnbull →

More quotes about Home

See all →

Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.

A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body.

Where we love is home - home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.

Human beings are the only creatures on earth that allow their children to come back home.

Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.

The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.