Australia's New Stolen Generation?

101 East investigates why more Australian indigenous children are being removed from their families than ever before.

Ten years ago, the Australian government apologised to a stolen generation of indigenous people. As children, they had been victims of national policies that saw them systematically removed from their families.

But today, more indigenous children are being removed than ever before, leading some to ask... is this a new stolen generation?

In this episode of 101 East, a mother reveals the devastating impact of having her four children taken from her. The youngest was 15 months old. "They take your young from you and you have so many taken, you are not whole," says Helen Eason. "Even when they come home as much as they're all there, all the pieces can never ever be put back together."