Update from Reconciliation Australia
In early June, we met with Gieta Seymour and Madeleine Holderness from Reconciliation Australia to advance our ongoing work on making the RAP program more accessible to small businesses, and we have some exciting developments to share soon. In the meantime, Gieta and Madeleine recommended several recently published reports that may be valuable for our members, covering RAPs, First Nations businesses and communities, and cultural safety in the workplace.
2025 RAP Impact Report
The 2025 RAP Impact Report charts the growing influence of Reconciliation Action Plans across workplaces, institutions and communities. Twenty years on from the program’s launch, the report demonstrates how deeply reconciliation has become embedded in organisational decision-making, investment and day-to-day operations.
Gari Yala 2 – Speak the Truth Report
Gari Yala, meaning “speak the truth” in the Wiradjuri language, is a landmark research project from the Jumbunna Institute of Indigenous Education and Research at the University of Technology Sydney. Based on a survey of 1,033 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander workers across Australia, the report gives voice to the lived experiences of First Nations people in Australian workplaces, exposing the realities of racism, identity strain and a lack of cultural safety that too many continue to face.
The Sleeping Giant Rises
Supply Nation’s latest social impact report builds on its influential 2018 Sleeping Giant report to explore how investing in First Nations businesses drives meaningful, measurable change. The report examines how First Nations businesses generate wealth for families and communities, and connects those findings to relevant Closing the Gap targets, making a compelling case for supplier diversity backed by real-world data.
National RAP Conference
Tickets are now on sale for the National RAP Conference and Indigenous Governance Awards 2026. Held under the theme All in for Reconciliation, the event will take place at the Adelaide Convention Centre (Tarntanya) from 4–6 November 2026. This is a great opportunity for members to connect with reconciliation practitioners, hear from First Nations leaders, and celebrate the organisations and communities driving meaningful change across Australia.