National Reconcilation Week is held from 27 May to 3 June each year. It is a time for all Australians to reflect on our shared histories, cultures and achievements and to explore how each of us can join the national reconciliation journey. NRW has a different theme each year. The theme this year is “In this Together”.

2020 marks the twentieth anniversary of the reconciliation walks of 2000, when people came together to walk on bridges and roads across the nation and show their support for a more reconciled Australia. 

Reconciliation is a journey and on this journey, Australians are all In This Together, every one of us has a role to play when it comes to reconciliation, and in playing our part we collectively build relationships and communities that value Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, histories and cultures.

 National Sorry Day - On our pathway towards reconciliation, Sorry Day on 26 May is an important moment to remember the sad and painful history of the Stolen Generations and recognise moments of resilience, healing and the power of saying Sorry. https://www.reconciliation.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/150520-Sorry-Day.pdf 

27 May 1967 – The referendum that saw more than 90 per cent of Australians vote to give the Australian Government power to make laws for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and recognise them in the census.     https://www.reconciliation.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/referendum_factsheet_2017.pdf 

 3 June 1992 – the Australian High Court delivered the Mabo decision, which recognised that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a special relationship with the land. This paved the way for land rights or Native Title.  https://www.reconciliation.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/mabo-decision_2017.pdf