On 19 June 2002, the Senate referred the following matters to the Committee for inquiry and report: (a) Consideration of the adequacy, effectiveness and fairness of proposed legislative participation requirements for parents and mature-age unemployed Australians; and (b) The Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Australians Working Together and other 2001 Budget Measures) Bill 2002...

This report describes a very sorry chapter in Australia’s history. It is a story which has to be told and in so doing, exposes the role of both the British and Australian Governments in bringing child migrants to this country. The British and Australian Governments entered into agreements for the migration of children to Australia...