Kevin Rudd warns of the emergence of a new stolen generation

By Latika Bourke
Updated February 13 2015 - 2:08pm, first published 1:06pm
Kevin Rudd, pictured at a school in the East Arnhem Land community of Yirrkala in 2008, has warned of new "stolen generation". Photo: Glenn Campbell GMC
Kevin Rudd, pictured at a school in the East Arnhem Land community of Yirrkala in 2008, has warned of new "stolen generation". Photo: Glenn Campbell GMC
Kevin Rudd, pictured at a school in the East Arnhem Land community of Yirrkala in 2008, has warned of new "stolen generation". Photo: Glenn Campbell GMC
Kevin Rudd, pictured at a school in the East Arnhem Land community of Yirrkala in 2008, has warned of new "stolen generation". Photo: Glenn Campbell GMC
Kevin Rudd, pictured at a school in the East Arnhem Land community of Yirrkala in 2008, has warned of new "stolen generation". Photo: Glenn Campbell GMC
Kevin Rudd, pictured at a school in the East Arnhem Land community of Yirrkala in 2008, has warned of new "stolen generation". Photo: Glenn Campbell GMC

Former prime minister Kevin Rudd has warned of a new type of "stolen generation", highlighting the growing number of Indigenous children being removed from their families because efforts to tackle disadvantage under the Closing the Gap initiative are flailing.