Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has delivered a historic formal apology to survivors of thalidomide. The drug, which was given to pregnant women in the 1960s for morning sickness, killed an estimated 80,000 children before birth and left 20,000 with birth defects. | 10 News

Thalidomide survivors are meeting the Taoiseach this evening as they continue a decades-long effort to secure a formal State apology. The drug, prescribed for morning sickness, was pulled from most international markets in 1961 after it was linked to serious birth defects, but it remained available in Ireland for months afterwards. The Irish Thalidomide Association says it wants recognition and accountability, warning that no survivor should pass away without hearing an official apology from the