Recognise
Introduce yourself to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture, from the past to the present. This is the beginning of your reconciliation learning journey.
Reflect
Explore resources which help you critically reflect on racism, culture, bias and privilege, and build a better understanding of equity and human rights internationally and in Australia.
Respect
Learn to identify truth telling, and understand the critical importance of advancing Australia’s journey towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander self-determination.
Reinforce
Activate yourself in your allyship to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, learn what can be done to contribute towards reconciliation, and find resources to support you to take action towards meaningful change.
Light finally shed on unknown WWII frontline war stories
ABC NewsAboriginal islanders had to wait 20 years for recognition.
Read moreLinda Burney on the treatment of Indigenous Women
The ConversationMichelle Grattan discusses the treatment of indigenous women in isolated communities with Linda Burney.
Read moreLittlewell Aboriginal Reserve
ABC NewsMembers of the Littlewell Mob are resurrecting the abandoned reserve where their family homes once stood.
Read moreMabo 20th Anniversary
ABC NewsTwenty years ago the High Court of Australia recognised the rights of Indigenous people to their traditional lands.
Watch videoMabo and Native Title
Australians TogetherExplore the Mabo case decision which acknowledged the dispossession of Indigenous people.
View WebsiteMabo Day
Aboriginal Heritage OfficeCommemorating the momentous decision of the Mabo Case in High Court.
View WebsiteMabo Day & Native Title – Behind the News
Behind the NewsMabo Day, on June 3rd, celebrates the life and work of Eddie Mabo who fought to disprove terra nullius.
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Mabo v Queensland (“Mabo case”)
Australasian Legal Information InstituteAustralasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII), a joint facility of UTS and UNSW Faculties of Law.
Read moreMany Truths: Six Seasons process for guiding Truth Telling
Reconciliation Western AustraliaThe following “Many Truths” framework provides a summary of learning and reflections that can be applied as people commence their truth telling journey.
Read moreMy father Eddie Mabo at Happiness & Its Causes 2014
Happiness & Its CausesAn emotional and highly personal insight into the life of Eddie Mabo
Watch videoMy stolen childhood, and a life to rebuild
TEDx"This story is not a pretty one,” begins Sheila Humphries who was taken from her parents and placed in an orphanage by authorities.
Watch videoNational Apology to the Stolen Generations [30mins]
Kevin RuddOn 13 February 2008 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made a formal apology to First Nation peoples, particularly to the Stolen Generations.
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