An annual report that measures the impact that organisations with Reconciliation Action Plans (RAPs) are having across Australia. The 2025 report shows the growing role of RAPs in driving change across workplaces, institutions and communities.

An annual report that measures the impact that organisations with Reconciliation Action Plans (RAPs) are having across Australia. Every RAP drives change through three core pillars: Relationships, Respect and Opportunities. The report shows the RAP program is expanding and many RAP organisations are deepening their impact through strong governance and accountability.

Using the State of Victoria as a case study, this paper demonstrates that linking employment policy objectives to public procurement has considerable potential, provided certain conditions are met.

An important feature of social procurement used to mitigate issues with social exclusion is employment requirements, which aim to create internships for unemployed marginalized people. Findings show that practitioners must handle the tension between old and new practices, and strike a balance between fulfilling formal responsibilities and performing new practices on an ad hoc basis...

This paper draws on a review of Australian and international literature on disability employment and social procurement. Government publications examining public procurement as a policy response to unemployment, as well as reports produced by social procurement intermediary organisations both in Australia and internationally, were also reviewed.