The theme for National Reconciliation Week 2026 All In has been announced and calls on Australians to commit wholeheartedly to reconciliation every day.
National Reconciliation Week – 27 May to 3 June every year – is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to recommit ourselves to reconciliation and the fight for First Nations justice in Australia.
This year’s theme All In makes clear that reconciliation is not a spectator sport, and that all of us must step away from the sidelines and take action to make change.
The theme also reminds us that reconciliation and advancing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ rights isn’t a passive activity, and it is not solely the responsibility of First Nations people, who have carried the weight of championing, explaining and acting for far too long.
Reconciliation Australia turns 25 this year. The 25th anniversary presents a renewed invitation for all Australians to lift our actions and commitment for major change.
The work that remains to be done requires all of us to do our part. All In is not about guilt or shame, but about the reciprocal responsibility of being Australian. Reconciliation will not happen by itself; we must be all in for reconciliation.
The #NRW2026 campaign was created in collaboration with Carbon Creative, a First Nations-owned and operated marketing and creative agency.
The 2026 artwork is by renowned Gumbaynggirr/Bundjalung artist Otis Hope Carey creating a colourful and optimistic visual representation of people from all walks of life being ‘all in’ to make change.
You can show your support this Reconciliation Week 2026 by downloading and displaying a range of National resources including posters and social tiles here.
More resources and events will be available in the lead-up to NRW at Reconciliation Australia.
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Thank you for your wonderful and essential work in bringing mainstream Australians and First Nations Peoples together. I am 77 and i have done a few things in my past to advance Aboriginal achievement and employment in the NSW Public Sector. I was an active campaigner for the Yes Campaign and I was appalled by the level of verbal abuse and hatred levelled at we volunteers who were trying to mobilise people to vote for what we saw as a just cause. This has worried me ever since. Why is the majority of the mainstream so hostile to a friendly and agreeable People who only wanted a hand up and not a hand-out. Why was that so much to ask for? I think that why Reconciliation is failing may be because interest groups are not painting a picture of what a “reconciled” Australia would look like – the combined picture. What would our relationships look like? Do we acknowledge the contributions of each part of Australia to our national life and prosperity? Do we respect the knowledge and culture of our first Nations People firstly knowing about it and valuing their ceremonies and stories? Can we all point to success stories of First Nations People in making valuable contributions to our national identity and enterprise? Maybe then more European Australians will be motivated to support a Reconciled Australia. My thoughts so far.