Shortcut: Australia’s Forgotten Mothers and Children

This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.

 

Australia’s dark history of illegal forced adoptions left thousands of mothers and children traumatised.

 

Somebody’s Daughter is a new podcast uncovering these hidden stories and amplifying the voices of survivors.

 

It’s co-created by award-winning author and journalist Megan Norris, who joins us today on Australian True Crime.

 

You can listen to Somebody's Daughter here, or wherever you get your podcasts.

 

You can visit Origins Australia (Forced Adoption Support Network) here.

 

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CREDITS:

Host: Meshel Laurie

Guest: Megan Norris

Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

This episode contains extra content from The ABC.

 

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