- The Palaszczuk Government has launched the Queensland Government's Reconciliation Action Plan 2023-2025, which outlines actions in four key areas – relationships, respect, opportunities, and accountability – actions to advance reconciliation.
- Launched during National Reconciliation Week, the plan strengthens the Queensland Government's commitment to advancing reconciliation in genuine partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
The Palaszczuk Government will strengthen a commitment to achieving meaningful, measurable outcomes that increase social and economic equity and support self-determination under a bold new plan to advance reconciliation in Queensland.
The Reconciliation Action Plan 2023-2025 (RAP) outlines the steps all government agencies will take over the next two years to advance equity through a reframed relationship with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Central to the plan is a commitment to co-design policies, programs and initiatives; create a culturally capable public sector; increase First Nations staff and representation on boards and major governance structures; and harness funding to deliver outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Launched during National Reconciliation Week 2023 (27 May to 3 June), the RAP contains 24 actions across four key areas: relationships, respect, opportunities, and accountability and governance.
These actions include supporting efforts to preserve, revive and promote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages; increasing spend with First Nations-owned businesses; and growing the number of First Nations employees in leadership roles.
Many of the reconciliation measures are already underway, including progressing the Path to Treaty; Local Thriving Communities, focused on local decision-making and service delivery; and First Nations Voice options.
