Reconciliation Australia: Truth-telling supports stronger relationships and mutual respect through shared understandings of our past and how it shapes the present. Truth-telling is fundamental to historical acceptance, one of the five dimensions that guides Reconciliation Australia’s work. 

The Australian Reconciliation Barometer (ARB) is the only survey in Australia tracking reconciliation progress between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous Australians.  

Truth-telling covers a range of activities that enable a fuller and more accurate account of Australia’s history. This can include inquiries, commissions, apologies, reviews of institutional policies and practices, or more local level events, publications, renaming, signage, statues and public art. 

The Truth-telling and Historical Acceptance Snapshot shows that: 

60% of non-Indigenous people believe they have a high level of knowledge about Australia’s colonial history (73% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples).