Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Employment Strategy

The Australian National University is committed to further developing the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Employment Strategy to achieve a workforce reflective of the Australian population.

The University aims to increase the participation of Aboriginal and Tores Strait Islander Employees at the ANU in line with the objectives and goals in the Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) in relation to the employment of Australian and Torres Strait Islander people.

Image: Mt. Warning Dreaming, an original linocut by Jingara Hart, a Bundjalung man from Northern NSW. Jingara is a former staff member of the HR Division of the ANU. Please click on the image to view a larger version.

In November 2003, the ANU Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment Strategy was launched by Senator Aden Ridgeway at University House.  This followed recommendations to the Vice Chancellor in September 2002 by the Working Party Report of the investigation into the Indigenous employment situation at the ANU.

The Varied ANU Enterprise Agreement 2005- 2009 Part 1, Clause 10 Indigenous Employment, outlines the objectives of the strategy. This includes the target of 2.5% of the total University workforce Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people by 2016. 

Acknowledgement of Land

In the spirit of reconciliation, the Australian National University recognises that it is situated on country for which the Ngunnawal people have been custodians for many centuries, and on which they have performed age-old ceremonies of celebration, initiation and renewal.

We acknowledge their living culture and unique role in the life of this region and offer our deep appreciation for their contribution and support of our academic enterprise.

For further information email:
Indigenous.employment@anu.edu.au