this for those government agencies that have them in place, with a commitment to review internal policies for anti-racism approaches now a requirement introduced by Reconciliation Australia and not government itself. At the local level, the City of Darebin in Victoria is the only example of a council identified by this research with a dedicated anti-racism staff position. Key Finding 6: Disconnect between expert research outcomes and government work There is a disconnect between emerging academic research and government practice. Significant federal funding has supported excellent academic and other research, but it is not clear if or where research findings are driving policy and program development or informing practice by government to achieve outcomes for communities. Key Finding 7: Competing communities The current policy approach in this space contributes to an ‘either/or’ situation between First Nations and CALD communities, leading to victimised communities competing with each other for funding. Key Finding 8: Limited focus on racism and First Nations communities The equity work undertaken by government focused on First Nations communities is focused into those communities aimed at addressing disadvantage and does not include a focus on addressing the racism experienced by those communities from external forces. No evidence could be found to support work being undertaken aimed at those who perpetrate racism towards First Nations communities. Post-Voice Referendum, there is a need for government to reaffirm support for addressing racism towards First Nations peoples. Key Finding 9: Racism not a consideration for local government While there are excellent individual examples of local government work, generally local government does not see anti-racism work as a consideration, either at local council or their state/national peak body levels. Key Finding 10: Good practice examples are available The Online Safety Act 2021 (Cth) provides an example of legislation addressing online racism and the funding of Reconciliation Australia a good example of funding to the community sector leading to practical and useful outcomes addressing racism in the community. Projects led by All Together Now and the Scanlon Institute, and the University of Western Sydney Challenging Racism project, as well as the Australian 62