Multimillion-dollar settlement for families of NT stolen generations approved by NSW court

Most of $50m settlement with federal government will go to those affected by forced removals of Indigenous people from their families

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A $50m settlement compensating families of the stolen generation in the Northern Territory has been approved by a New South Wales court.

In the NSW supreme court on Monday, justice Robert Beech-Jones approved the settlement after hearing that the lawyers and funder behind the case would only take up to 20% of the total amount paid by the commonwealth to resolve proceedings.

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