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Kevin Rudd's first act of parliament as the Prime Minister of Australia was to say 'sorry' to the Stolen Generations of Australia. For some cartoonists it was a historic event while others chose to portray it as a token gesture.

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Sorry — the first brick

David Rowe – Australian Financial Review, 14 February 2008

A single brick, freshly laid, sits on the ground with a string level just above it. The string level is attached to a short rod in the ground at the right of the image. 'Sorry' is written on the brick on the three visible sides. '13th February' is under 'Sorry' on the long side of the brick facing the viewer. A bricklayer's trowel sits on the ground just in front of the brick. In the middle and left distance a bank of softly rendered clouds curves up toward the top left corner of the image. Grout surrounds the brick where it makes contact with the ground. Light and dark tones around the edge of the image form a gently undulating soft border.



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> Brendan and Malcolm
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