In addition to our general services, which are open to everyone, Relationships Australia also runs two programs specifically for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Our overall aim in service delivery is to not to make the people fit the service, but to make the service fit the people.
Relationships Australia (WA) is a signatory to Relationships Australia's "Framework For Action" which underpins our national commitment to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This commitment is outlined by our "Statement Of Service".
The Aboriginal Nations within Australia and the Torres Straits have cared for and maintained the Land for thousands of generations. Contemporary Australians live and benefit from this.
The contribution of Aboriginal Australians has shaped our knowledge of the country and our identity. All Australians benefit from the generosity of Aboriginal people sharing the Country and their culture.
Relationships Australia acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians; their spiritual, physical, emotional, mental and economic connection to the Land and Seas, and apologises for the atrocities that have been perpetrated on them and their ancestors, and recognises the continued impact on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians today.
Relationships Australia is committed to an ongoing process of reconciliation. Relationships Australia will actively engage in redressing inequitable distributions of the physical, spiritual and political economy, in regards to Australian Indigenous issues.
Relationships Australia recognises and acknowledges that dispossession of Country, and the disruption to family connections has resulted in a breakdown of social networks created through Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian’s Knowledge, Law and Culture. Relationships Australia recognises the continuous intergenerational impact of the history of invasion, policy and legislation.