The projects included testing a leprosy medicine on children who had been taken from their parents to be brought up in the white community.The leader of the Greens party, Senator Bob Brown, says he is shocked by the revelation and is demanding a full inquiry.
In the 1970s, thousands of Aboriginal children were taken from their families to be brought up by white foster parents or in children's homes.
At the time, the policy was seen as helping the integration of Aborigines into Australia's dominant culture. Earlier this year, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd officially apologised in parliament to the Aboriginal community for the policies of his predecessors.
Source: Radio Netherlands
