This review chaired by Andrew Forrest, Chairman of Fortescue Metals Group and the Minderoo Foundation, presents recommendations intended to help end the disparity between first Australians and other Australians.

A new engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be one of the hallmarks of this Government. As this report highlights, no one should be under any illusion about the difficulty of swiftly overcoming two centuries of comparative failure. Nevertheless, it would be complacent, even neglectful, to not redress, from day one, the...

This audit assessed the effectiveness of the Indigenous Land Corporation’s administration of the Land Acquisition Program. Overall conclusion: Increasing Indigenous people’s access to land has been recognised by successive Australian Governments as an important mechanism to increase economic participation and to deliver social, cultural and environmental benefits for Indigenous people. The ILC has administered the...

The Council's new Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) demonstrates its ongoing commitment to recognising, supporting and embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts and Cultures into our organisation and encouraging this practice in the arts sector. Our visionThe Australia Council for the Arts vision for reconciliation is to ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts...

Background to the study