APSC Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Action Plan 2025-2028
Message from the Commissioner
As public servants, we strive to earn and maintain the trust of the Australian people. One important way we do this is by ensuring our workforce reflects the rich diversity of the community we serve.
As the Australian Public Service Commissioner my functions include fostering an APS workforce that reflects the diversity of the Australian population. A workforce that includes people from a range of cultural and linguistic backgrounds and brings a wider range of perspectives, experiences and ideas. This makes us better at understanding the people we work with and delivering outcomes that benefit everyone.
With this in mind, the Australian Public Service Commission developed the APS Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Employment Strategy and Action Plan early in 2024. As one of the lead agencies for the implementation of this APS-wide plan, the Commission has undertaken a comprehensive self-assessment process to create its own CALD roadmap – the APSC Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Action Plan 2025‒2028 . This plan outlines how we will build a workplace where everyone feels they belong and where cultural diversity is a strength that helps us to build greater understanding and connection.
Our action plan is underpinned by the CALD Compact, which promotes respect, acceptance, community and a sense of belonging across our agency. It includes initiatives to promote leadership with cultural capability along with modelling of inclusive behaviour and language, and embed inclusive practices into our everyday work. As part of this journey, we will continue to acknowledge how overlapping identities affect people within our agency and the APS more widely.
I encourage all APSC employees to read this, our first CALD Action Plan, and to be part of our journey to become a more inclusive and representative public service which reflects the diversity in the public we serve.
Dr Gordon de Brouwer
Australian Public Service Commissioner