Diversity and Inclusion Strategy
The Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, supported by a Diversity Action Plan, sets shared responsibilities for improving diversity in the workplace.
Our diversity outcomes require us to create and maintain a modern, agile and inclusive workplace that welcomes people from all racial, cultural, religious or social backgrounds.
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Action Plan
The CALD Action Plan outlines practical actions to:
- foster greater cultural awareness
- improve recruitment, mobility and promotion opportunities
- support a workplace culture that values diversity and inclusion
The plan supports the APS Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Employment Strategy and Action Plan. It also holds us accountable for addressing barriers faced by people with diverse cultural, linguistic and racial backgrounds across Finance and the broader APS.
Reconciliation Action Plan 2026-2028
Our Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) 2026-28 demonstrates our strong commitment to reconciliation with our Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander staff, stakeholders and the broader community.
Our sixth Reconciliation Action Plan demonstrates our continued commitment to learning, growth, and sustained impact. The actions within the RAP embed core strategies and policies to guide respectful, meaningful engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
We support the APS in implementing the Commonwealth Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Workforce Strategy 2020-2024 , currently still in effect in 2026, to ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees play a greater role in building a diverse and capable public sector.
Gender Equality Action Plan
The Gender Equality Action Plan builds on earlier work and supports our approach to lasting culture change.
The plan helps us maintain an inclusive environment that attracts, builds, values and retains skills, expertise and talent. It aligns with six key focus areas in the APS Gender Equality Strategy 2021-26: Realising the benefits for all.
Disability Strategy
Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021-2031 is the national framework for improving the lives of people with disability.
Finance supports the strategy’s vision for an inclusive society where people with disability can reach their full potential as equal members of the community.
The strategy sets out practical change by:
- providing national leadership on inclusion
- guiding inclusive and responsive public policy
- improving mainstream services and systems
- involving the whole community in building inclusion
