Following the 2023 referendum, feedback from our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) staff was that the word ‘reconciliation’ feels profoundly empty and extractive for our people. The impacts of the result itself, the process, and the lies propagated along the way speak to a need to focus on healing and truth telling.

This plan have been presented to UOW as an expression of self-determination and as a guide to reset our tracks to embody truth-telling, healing and recognition within the sector.

We hope that the HART plan will awaken understanding, build relationships, and inspire collaborative and respectful action driven by intent. Everyone at UOW has a responsibility both individually and collectively to redress past wrongs, to mend and heal fractured relationships for a better tomorrow.