The latest edition of Reconciliation News is here – spotlighting the educators, communities and young leaders who are knowing better, doing better and driving reconciliation forward across the country.
In this issue, we explore how schools, early learning services and communities are embedding truth-telling, strengthening cultural safety, and raising a generation committed to a reconciled future.
New data from the 2024 Australian Reconciliation Barometer shows strong national support for reconciliation with growing engagement among young and multicultural Australians.
Under the theme Bridging Now to Next, thousands of classrooms, choirs and communities came together to reflect on our shared past and commit to future action. From local walks to nationwide performances, National Reconciliation Week 2025 reaffirmed that reconciliation is a daily journey.
Meet the winners and finalists of the Narragunnawali Awards 2025, recognised for outstanding reconciliation initiatives across early learning and school settings.
National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Sue-Anne Hunter reflects on truth-telling in schools, cultural safety, and why getting it right for First Nations children means getting it right for everyone.
Mosman Park Primary School’s student-led project to replace a colonial sports house name to honour Noongar resistance leader Fanny Balbuk, is a powerful example of learning, leadership and truth-telling in education.
As the Narragunnawali program marks a decade, we look back at how the program has transformed reconciliation in education — now supporting over half of Australia’s schools and early learning services to embed meaningful, community-led reconciliation initiatives.
And don’t forget to check out our newest book recommendations from First Nations writers, researchers and illustrators.
Reconciliation News magazine is published twice a year, in print and online.
To read past editions, go to the Reconciliation News page.
