ANTAR has worked with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, organisations and leaders on the unfinished business of reconciliation since 1997. We have built an enduring legacy of strong and consistent advocacy, standing with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples for a just and truthful Australia.
Our 2024-2027 Strategic Plan outlines how ANTAR will continue its dedicated work to promote voice, treaty, truth, justice, rights and respect for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.We will do this through strategic advocacy and campaigning, research, policy analysis, and public education and awareness- building targeted at all Australian governments and the broader Australian community.
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A just and truthful Australia in which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ rights as sovereign First Nations Peoples are recognised, respected and protected.
To advance voice, treaty, truth, justice, rights and respect for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples by:
ANTAR is a dynamic organisation representing millions of Australians who want equity and justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. ANTAR is independent, non-partisan, and not for profit. We are guided by and take our lead from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. One of our core values is that we do not compete with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations for funding.
ANTAR has several state and territory affiliates.
We recognise that sovereignty has never been ceded by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples over any of their ancestral Country, including land, waters, sea and sky.
We embrace all elements of the Uluru Statement from the Heart (Voice,Treaty,Truth).
We embrace all articles of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
We are committed to social justice, anti-racism, and the full realisation of the human rights and the fundamental freedoms of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
We are committed to taking action as an ally organisation and fierce advocate for and with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
We believe that the wider Australian community should be actively involved in promoting voice, treaty, truth, justice, rights and respect for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
We are guided by the principles of community development, including empowerment, inclusivity and social justice.
In working towards our vision ANTAR will dedicate itself to increasing awareness and support across all Australian governments and the wider Australian community for:
The Uluru Statement from the Heart (Voice,Treaty, Truth), in particular:
a. We are committed to supporting and/or pursuing the establishment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representative Voices. By extension, we acknowledge the critical importance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples having control over their own affairs and destiny;
b. We are committed to supporting sovereign to sovereign agreement making and treaty negotiations between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and all Australian governments; and
c. We are committed to truth-telling processes.
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, with a focus on:
a. Anti-discrimination
b. Self-determination
c. Indigenous Nationhood
d. Participation in decision making
e. Free, prior and informed consent
f. Socio-economic redress
g. Indigenous sovereignty
h. Treaty making; and
i. Codification of UNDRIP in domestic law
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led priority reform campaigns and public education initiatives, for example:
a. Close the Gap
b. Change the Record
c. Just Reinvest
d. Family Matters
e. First Nations Heritage Protection Alliance
The dismantling and decolonisation of settler colonial power structures and mindsets that subjugate and oppress Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, in particular measures aimed at increasing public awareness, truth-telling and critical reflection on:
a. Australia’s shared history with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples;
b. The cultures, languages and lived experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples;
c. The inherent human rights and fundamental freedoms of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples; and
d. The historical and contemporary impact of racism, systemic discrimination, and unconscious racial bias on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
