National RAP Conference 2026 Marks Quarter-Century of Reconciliation Australia
Reconciliation Australia will celebrate 25 years as an organisation and 20 years of its Reconciliation Action Plan program at the National RAP Conference 2026, according to announcements from reconciliation.org.au. The two-day event brings together a lineup of more than 70 First Nations speakers, experts, and leaders, connecting hundreds of representatives from the 3,300-strong network of organisations with RAPs.
Delegates from health, community services, government, finance, education, corporate, and cultural sectors will attend the conference to discuss embedding reconciliation into everyday practice. Additional coverage from rapconference.com.au notes that the participating network reaches over four million Australians daily across workplaces and communities.
Evolution of the Reconciliation Action Plan Program
The RAP program started two decades ago with just eight participating organisations. Today, more than five million people across Australia work or study in an organisation with an active RAP, as reported by reconciliation.org.au.
The initiative provides a structured, measurable, and reportable framework for organisations to build partnerships with First Nations peoples. RAP organisations currently employ 62,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people nationwide and procure $5.6 billion worth of goods and services from First Nations-owned businesses.
RAPs play a powerful role in driving positive change in attitudes within their organisations, and ensure that reconciliation is embedded in core business, not just a side project,
said Reconciliation Australia CEO Karen Mundine, as reported by reconciliation.org.au.
Landscape Impact and the All In Theme
Nationally, RAPs are reshaping the Australian business, economic, cultural, and political landscape to drive structural change against Closing the Gap priority reforms. Karen Mundine stated that these actions create conditions leading to measurable impact.
The conference operates under the theme “All In for Reconciliation.” According to reconciliation.org.au, the theme emphasises that reconciliation is not a spectator sport or exclusively the work of First Nations peoples, requiring bold, everyday actions from all sectors of society.
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