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What does Reconciliation Australia do?

ORGANISATIONAL OVERVIEW Reconciliation Australia is an independent, national, not-profit organisation promoting and -for facilitating reconciliation by building relationships, respect and trust between the wider Australian community and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Our vision is for a just, equitable and reconciled Australia.

What is the state of reconciliation?

THE STATE OF RECONCILIATION TODAY RACE RELATIONS At the heart of reconciliation is the relationship between the broader Australian community and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. To achieve reconciliation, we need to develop strong relationships built on trust and respect, and that are free of racism.

What is the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation?

These matters helped turn the work of the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation into a people’s movement, culminating in hundreds of thousands of Australians walking across famous, and not so famous, bridges in cities and towns throughout Australia in symbolic acts of commitment for a reconciled nation.

What is the Reconciliation Action Plan?

The program provides schools and early learning centres with a framework to develop their own Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). We are proud to work alongside Reconciliation NSW, the peak body for reconciliation in NSW. This organisation works to support, educate and inspire the people of NSW to engage in reconciliation.