Reconciliation Matters

Acknowledgement of Country

Federation University Australia acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands on which our campuses, centres, and field stations are located, and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. Federation University Australia also acknowledges the continuing and unceded sovereignty of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nations.

Our Campuses

Ballarat: Wadawurrung

Berwick: Boon Wurrung

Gippsland: Gunai Kurnai

Nanya Station: Mutthi Mutthi and Barkindji

Wimmera: Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia, Jupagulk

Professor Andrew Gunstone, Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor Reconciliation 

Professor Andrew Gunstone joined Federation in 2022 as the inaugural Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor Reconciliation.

He is responsible for all reconciliation matters at the university, including the National Centre for Reconciliation, Truth, and Justice, Australia’s leading academic think tank on reconciliation, which he established in February 2023.

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Key Areas of Focus

National Centre for Reconciliation, Truth, and Justice

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Reconciliation Action Plan

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Journal of Australian Indigenous Issues

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First Nations Voice to Parliament

Resources