Past and present adoptions in Australia

For those of you who these things  - Australian Institute of Family Studies: "Adoption" is a word that elicits mixed responses from people. Adoption practices in Australia have varied over time. Given the prevalence of adoption in the past, particularly in the late 1960s and early 1970s, a significant proportion of the population has had some experience of or exposure to issues relating to adoption. This Facts Sheet provides a summary of the ways in which adoption currently operates, past adoption practices, and the potential impacts adoption has on those involved.
The handing down of the report of the Australian Government Senate Inquiry into forced adoption will take place later this month and is eagerly awaited for the recommendations.Will all the hard work and difficulties have proved worth it? That remains to be seen. Once the survey into adoption and the Monash University History of Adoption project are completed we should have a much better picture of our adoption history, how it has really affected adoptees and where to go to from here.  That has to be a better place to be!