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Title:
A stolen life : the Bruce Trevorrow case / Antonio Buti.
ISBN:
9781925815122
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Publication Information:
Fremantle, WA : Fremantle Press, [2021]

©2019
Physical Description:
1 online resource
General Note:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Contents:
Before the pain begins -- A disruptive Christmas presence -- A new baby, no questions asked -- Chasing a moonbeam -- "I will lose my friends and my bike" -- Tick a box, slam shut a file, case closed -- Give me the child and I will give you the man -- Bruce meets his warrior champion -- "They know they broke the law" -- "We're on our way" -- The judge -- The barristers -- Burnside opens the attack -- Playing it as it is -- "All sitting around, having a feed and a cuppa" -- Experts go in to bat for Bruce -- Walsh opens for the State -- Closing -- Preparing the way -- Judgment day.
Summary:
Chronicles the events of the Bruce Trevorrow case, and details how Trevorrow was removed from his Aboriginal family as a toddler and placed in foster care by the South Australian government. Discusses the lawsuit Trevorrow filed against the Australian government for compensation in response to the psychological damage of his relocation, and examines the effects of his relocation on his identity as an Aboriginal man. Includes a glossary.
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