DEST Reconciliation Action Plan

In 1967 Australia held a referendum which saw more than 90 per cent of eligible Australians vote to count Indigenous Australians in the national census of the population and to give the Commonwealth Government power to make specific laws regarding Indigenous people. This event is often referred to as marking the first stage of the reconciliation movement in Australia.

To mark the 40th anniversary of this important event in Australia’s history, DEST has prepared a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). The DEST RAP commits the department to a series of specific and tangible initiatives to contribute to reconciliation in Australia. It has been prepared under the broad umbrella of the RAP process initiated by Reconciliation Australia.

DEST’s RAP consists of:

• Secretary’s Message
• DEST’s Reconciliation Initiatives
• Maintaining Reconciliation: Administering Our Plan
• Case Studies
• Reconciliation in Context: DEST’s Business

DEST’s Reconciliation Action Plan    (296.2 KB)

For more information on DEST’s RAP, please contact DEST’s Planning & Performance Team at planningandperformance@dest.gov.au.

For more information on reconciliation and to see other organisations’ Reconciliation Action Plans, go to Reconciliation Australia.