ANTaR is a national advocacy organisation dedicated specifically to the rights - and overcoming the disadvantage - of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We do this primarily through lobbying, public campaigns and advocacy.

ANTaR's focus is on changing the attitudes and behaviours of non-Indigenous Australians so that the rights and cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are respected and affirmed across all sections of society.

ANTaR persuades governments, through advocacy and lobbying, to show genuine leadership and build cross-party commitment to Indigenous policy.

ANTaR works to generate in Australia a moral and legal recognition of, and respect for, the distinctive status of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as First Peoples.

ANTaR is a non-government, not-for-profit, community-based organisation with a membership consisting of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous people and groups.

ANTaR campaigns nationally on key issues such as Close The Gap, reducing Aboriginal incarceration, eliminating violence and abuse, constitutional change, racism and other significant Indigenous causes.

ANTaR has been working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations and leaders on rights and reconciliation issues since 1997.

Annual Report

To find out more about ANTaR, please read our most recent Annual Reports:

• 2010-11 Annual Report (PDF 1.54 MB)

• 2009-10 Annual Report (PDF 1.36MB)

• 2008-09 annual report (PDF 1.02mb)

• 2007-08 annual report (PDF 2mb).

Why is ANTaR here?

ANTaR is here because more than ten years ago Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders recognised that to achieve justice for their people, they needed to gain support for their cause from non-Indigenous Australians. ANTaR's primary public campaign in its early years was the Sea of Hands.

ANTaR's work remains crucial because injustice and Indigenous disadvantage persist.

See ANTaR's Strategic Plan (PDF 325K)

Find out more about ANTaR.

ANTaR's affiliates

ANTaR has affiliate organisations around Australia and in Europe. If you would like to become an ANTaR member or get involved with local events and campaigns, we encourage you to contact one of ANTaR's affiliate organisations.

Our people

ANTaR is effective because of the thousands of people from around Australia who are involved. Find out about ANTaR's structure, the people on ANTaR's National Management Committee, ANTaR's team, and ANTaR's Indigenous Reference Group.