Heather du Plessis-Allan: The most important thing is that things are actually fixed - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Big old day for the survivors of abuse in state care today because the government through the Prime Minister finally apologised for this.

That is important.

I know you know what they want is redress as well, a whole bunch of them, and fair enough... that will come.

But, an apology also is very important. Especially when you consider how long it has officially not been a big deal that kids went through what they did while they were in the state of care - for it to now be acknowledged as, “yep, absolutely, actually a big deal” and for the state to admit it did wrong.

I think that's really important

Slightly unfortunately, the day has been overshadowed by anger directed at the Solicitor General.

I think this is going to be the thing that everybody remembers about today.

Una Jagose tried to apologise herself today as the solicitor general, she was booed by survivors. She was heckled by survivors. One woman walked out another, turned her back to the Solicitor General while she was talking in a move of protest.

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