Our unique workforce is essential to delivering products and services that enhance the lives of all Australians, and we will continuously strengthen our practices and ways of working to achieve business priorities and ensure everyone in our workforce can be successful at work.
Creating an environment where colleagues feel safe, included and valued empowers them to be themselves, learn, contribute to the team's success, and seek opportunities to reach their professional potential.
Leaders and teams in our organisation who see the benefits of inclusion are those who have been willing and accountable to create constructive
work environments and cultures for critical thinking and high performance that empowers all team members. All colleagues want to be successful and there are multiple ways of being successful together.
Diversity encompasses both the visible and invisible aspects of our workforce. We are committed to recruiting from the broadest talent pool to bring together a wide range of insights, perspectives, and strengths. This diversity is essential for navigating complex business challenges and enhancing the lives of customers from all backgrounds. Representation is also crucial, as individuals are more likely to aspire to and succeed in roles where they see themselves reflected.
Prioritising inclusion has helped us unlock the potential of our diverse workforce, and many recent business initiatives have benefited greatly from the diverse strengths and backgrounds of our team members, leading to innovative solutions, improved outcomes for our organisation, and high employee engagement.
We are dedicated to continuously strengthening inclusion, ensuring all colleagues are engaged, valued for their unique contributions, and supported to thrive. We recognise that the comfort to be ourselves and access to opportunities are not equally distributed, creating unintentional advantages and disadvantages that we may not be aware of.
No organisation is a finished product, and we are committed to ensuring all colleagues see themselves reflected in the Bureau, feel respected for who they are, supported to be their best, and know their unique contributions are valued. This supportive environment for our unique workforce empowers everyone to achieve business outcomes and respond to new challenges for our organisation and customers.
As a federal government agency, the Bureau's Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan is informed by the Australian Public Service (APS) Integrity Framework and APS diversity and inclusion strategies, targets, and actions outlined in the APS Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Employment Strategy and Action Plan, Commonwealth Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Workforce Strategy 2020–2024, the APS Disability Employment Strategy 2020–2025, and the APS Gender Equality Strategy 2021–2026.
We recognise the importance of the voice, strengths, and perspectives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the key role they play in our success. We are committed to working together to achieve the outcomes outlined in the Bureau's Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) 2025–27 to strengthen relationships and improve employment equity, for the benefit of our work environment, our communities, and for all Australians.