Reconciliation

Reconciliation is everyone's business.

It's about recognising and acknowledging the truth of past injustices experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It's also about friendship, cooperation and acceptance.

Reconciliation has both symbolic and practical elements.

Symbolic efforts towards reconciliation include:

positive attitudes
a spirit of goodwill
mutual respect and recognition of the effects of white settlement on Australia's first people
National Apology to the Stolen Generations

Practical efforts include:

Queenslanders supporting and promoting the great things that are happening in urban, rural and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities throughout the state
the Queensland Government working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to reduce the differences in life outcomes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Queenslanders (‘Closing the Gap’)
Queensland Government Reconciliation Action Plan 2009-2012 (RAP) - this first whole-of-government RAP in Australia sets out a committed and coordinated approach to reconciliation for all Queensland Government agencies

Read more about Queensland Government's reconciliation activities and the RAP on the Queensland Government reconciliation website.