News Corp Australia has launched its fifth Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), outlining its ongoing commitments to Indigenous storytelling, procurement and community partnerships.
The plan marks the company’s fifth RAP since its first in 2011. It sets out “specific, measurable commitments” across editorial, corporate and community activity.
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Michael Miller, News Corp Australasia executive chairman, said the company’s ability to reach more than 18 million Australians each month gave it a “unique responsibility and profound opportunity to lead the national conversation”.
“Storytelling is our core business – and we are committed to using fearless journalism and powerful campaigns to amplify diverse voices and shape a better, more equitable nation,” Miller said.
Reconciliation remains a work in progress
Miller and Penny Fowler, News Corp Australia community ambassador, said reconciliation remains “a work in progress”.
Fowler said the RAP reflected the company’s aim to help create a better and stronger Australia for everyone.
“We remain deeply committed to continuing to celebrate Indigenous Australia’s many achievements through all of our mastheads – from The Australian and news.com.au to Vogue Australia and Taste – while also shining a light on many long standing challenges,” Fowler said.
“Corporately we have engaged with Indigenous businesses such as the 11 suppliers from Supply Nation with whom we spent $2.38 million in procurement in the past financial year.”
Fowler said key Indigenous mastheads The Indigenous Business Review, inserted quarterly into The Australian, and National Indigenous Times, inserted in News Corp Australia’s state and community mastheads, received discounted print services worth $674,000 annually.
Michael Miller and Penny Fowler
Partnerships and community programs
Since its last RAP, News Corp Australia has worked with Indigenous organisations including the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation and Bandu.
The Advertiser Foundation also funded the Shaping Deadly Minds literacy program in South Australia.
Indigenous artist Jess Tedim was commissioned to create the RAP cover artwork, Truth and Trust.
Tedim said the work “presents storytelling as a continuous and flowing process and speaks to truth-telling and accountability”.
Reconciliation Australia response
Karen Mundine, Reconciliation Australia chief executive officer, commended News Corp Australia on its fourth Innovate RAP and fifth RAP overall.
“News Corp Australia continues to be part of a strong network of more than 3,000 corporate, government, and not-for-profit organisations that have taken goodwill and transformed it into action,” Mundine said.
Top image: RAP Champion and Group Executive Corporate Affairs Sally Fielke, News Corp Australasia Executive Chairman Michael Miller, Gamilaroi woman and contemporary artist Jess Tedim, News Corp Australia Community Ambassador Penny Fowler, Councillor Yvonne Weldon AM and The Advertiser social affairs reporter Talara McHugh at the launch of News Corp’s 2026 Reconciliation Action Plan in the Sky News Australia broadcast centre