Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan July 2021 – June 2023 The Group

The Foxtel Group acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we work throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, waterways and community.

We recognise that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and cultures are inseparable from Australia’s collective history and culture and we are proud to celebrate First Nations stories and talent through the work that we do.

We pay our respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and acknowledge Elders past, present and emerging.

Artwork: Josh Sly Walking Together, 2021. Acrylic on canvas. See page 26 for full details.

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A message from our Chief Executive Officer

The creation of our sixth Every day, we have the opportunity to We look forward to reporting on the progress Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) connect more than 4 million Australians of our RAP journey. We want our success to First Nations stories and the talent of to be judged by outcomes the Foxtel Group 2021-23 marks a reset of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander actors, delivers toward shaping a national culture reconciliation journey at the athletes and presenters. that values respect, equality and equity for Foxtel Group. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. While we have much to be proud of in our We launched our first Reconciliation reconciliation journey, we know that making Patrick Delany Action Plan in 2008. Since then, we have our commitment real over the long term Chief Executive Officer made contributions to reconciliation as a requires a consistent focus, and there is Foxtel Group broadcaster, as a corporate partner and always more to be done. through the commitment of our employees. Through this Innovate RAP, we want everyone During that time, our business has undergone at the Foxtel Group to be actively engaged significant change to ensure we provide with our vision, and the practical actions every Australian with the best range of we have set out to support Reconciliation Australian and international entertainment and Australia’s three pillars of Relationships, sports through our continued investment in Respect and Opportunities. This RAP Foxtel, our premium entertainment service, documents a series of initiatives that and our new streaming services Kayo Sports strengthen our contribution to reconciliation and BINGE. and outline how we will use our influence Our vision for reconciliation is based on a core to amplify First Nations voices across our belief in the importance of diverse voices to platforms through our storytelling, the our business, our subscribers and employees. passion of our people and the scale of As a media company whose purpose is our business. to share stories that provide Australia’s Thank you to our RAP Working Group most valued entertainment experience, we members and to Reconciliation Australia for understand the unique role our content can its guidance in developing this RAP, along play in strengthening the connection that all with our partners in creating this plan at Australians have with Aboriginal and Torres Two Point Co and 33 Creative. Strait Islander people – the Custodians of the oldest living culture in the world and the original storytellers of this country.

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Our RAP 2016 2017 2021 history The Foxtel Group, becomes Foxtel launches Stretch RAP. including Kayo and the media partner of BINGE, reach 4 million the Clontarf Foundation. subscribers.

2015 Foxtel celebrates National Reconciliation Week with the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME) by hosting a Leadership in Sport workshop for 25 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. Foxtel hosts 2014 its first Career Trackers Intern. 2014 2017 Foxtel partners with Reconciliation Foxtel undergoes Australia and the Central Australian a significant shift in 2021 Aboriginal Media Association strategy to strengthen Our Innovate RAP is (CAAMA) to deliver an in-school 2013 Foxtel and grow in launched to re-energise education program. streaming. the Foxtel Group’s Foxtel launches fourth reconciliation journey. Innovate RAP.

2010 Foxtel Original series, Who We Are, featuring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people Every day, we have the opportunity to making a positive Foxtel joins MediaRING, contribution to 2009 established to provide connect more than 4 million Australians Australia’s creative First Nations peoples landscape. with opportunities in to First Nations stories and the talent of the media industries. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander actors, athletes and presenters. Foxtel launches its 2008 first Reflect RAP.

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A message from Reconciliation Australia

Reconciliation Australia An Innovate RAP is a crucial and rewarding This Innovate RAP is an opportunity for commends the Foxtel Group period in an organisation’s reconciliation Foxtel to strengthen these relationships, journey. It is a time to build the strong gain crucial experience, and nurture on the formal endorsement foundations and relationships that ensure connections that will become the lifeblood of its sixth RAP, an Innovate sustainable, thoughtful, and impactful RAP of its future RAP commitments. By enabling Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). outcomes into the future. and empowering staff to contribute to this process, Foxtel will ensure shared and Since 2006, RAPs have provided a An integral part of building these foundations cooperative success in the long term. framework for organisations to leverage their is reflecting on and cataloguing the structures and diverse spheres of influence successes and challenges of previous Gaining experience and reflecting to support the national reconciliation RAPs. Learnings gained through effort and on pertinent learnings will ensure the movement. innovation are invaluable resources that sustainability of Foxtel’s future RAPs Foxtel will continuously draw upon to create and reconciliation initiatives, providing With over 2.3 million people either RAP commitments rooted in experience meaningful impact toward Australia’s working or studying in an organisation with and maturity. reconciliation journey. a RAP, the program’s potential for impact is greater than ever. Foxtel continues to These learnings extend to Foxtel using the Congratulations to the Foxtel Group be part of a strong network of more than lens of reconciliation to better understand on its sixth RAP, an Innovate RAP, and 1100 corporate, government, and not-for- its core business, sphere of influence, and I look forward to following your ongoing profit organisations that have taken goodwill diverse community of staff and stakeholders. reconciliation journey. and transformed it into action. The RAP program’s emphasis on Karen Mundine The four RAP types – Reflect, Innovate, relationships, respect and opportunities Chief Executive Officer Stretch and Elevate – allow RAP partners gives organisations a framework from which Reconciliation Australia to continuously strengthen reconciliation to foster connections with Aboriginal and commitments and constantly strive to apply Torres Strait Islander peoples, rooted in learnings in new ways. mutual collaboration and trust.

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First Nations actors and Rarriwuy Hick in the Foxtel Original .

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NRL Indigenous Round 2021. Wests Tigers First Nations player James Roberts. Roberts starred in the game, scoring two tries in the Wests Tigers 34-18 win over the St George Illawarra Dragons.

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About the Foxtel Group

The Foxtel Group is one of In entertainment, our partners include Our 1800 employees, including four Australia’s most dynamic some of the biggest names in Hollywood Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and international entertainment, including work across Australia, in at our head media companies, owned WarnerMedia, NBCUniversal, Discovery office and television centre in North Ryde, 65 per cent by News Corp and and BBC Studios. We also invest heavily in at the Fox Sports television centre and Kayo 35 per cent by . Since Australian drama, lifestyle and documentary and BINGE offices in Artarmon, and the Foxtel our beginnings in 1995, we have productions. Our Foxtel Originals include Media offices in Pyrmont. We also have award-winning dramas such as Wentworth, customer service centres in Moonee Ponds redefined home entertainment, Secret City, The Kettering Incident and in Melbourne and in Southport on the Gold providing Australians with the Upright, along with popular lifestyle shows Coast. Foxtel values Aboriginal and Torres world’s best movies, drama, such as Selling Houses Australia, Love It Strait Islander employees working across sport, news, documentaries or List It Australia, Coast and Gogglebox various parts of our business, as well as Australia, and documentaries such as award-winning Aboriginal actors appearing and lifestyle shows. Ron Idles: The Good Cop. in Foxtel Originals such as Rarriwuy Hick and Leah Purcell, and regular on-air personalities Today, we continue to change the game as In sports, we are the broadcast partners of Australia’s next-generation media business at Fox Sports, including Hannah Hollis and the most popular and most diverse range of AFL star Eddie Betts. with 4 million customers nationally. We sporting codes in Australia and internationally, produce and source the best and widest including the , the range of Australian and international Australian Football League, Cricket Australia entertainment and sports delivered through a and Supercars. We also have long-term range of outstanding brands, including Foxtel relationships with our international broadcast and our new streaming services Kayo Sports partners ESPN and BeIN Sports. and BINGE. Fox Sports is Australia’s largest producer of live sports, while Foxtel Media is our advertising sales business.

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Our vision for reconciliation

The Foxtel Group’s Vision for Reconciliation is to showcase the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and, through our audience reach, help shape a national culture that values respect, equality and equity for First Nations peoples.

We are committed to strengthening our connection with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and reflecting the values of reconciliation.

The Foxtel Group has a long tradition of telling Australian stories through our original drama, lifestyle and sports productions. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are the original storytellers. As one of Australia’s leading media companies, we have a unique opportunity to use our storytelling and community service airtime to strengthen the connection Australians have with First Nations cultures and promote respect, trust and positive relationships.

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About our Reconciliation Action Plan

As a leader in the media Since 2008, we have made significant reconciliation aspirations and plans among Our RAP Working Group is also chaired by and entertainment industry contributions to reconciliation, including many competing priorities requires constant Penny Fowler and includes representation as the original platform host of NITV, the nurturing. Despite the best intentions, in from all areas and levels of the Foxtel in Australia, Foxtel has an 2011 Who We Are documentary series this rapidly changing environment, we did Group’s business. The RAP Working Group, established commitment to commissioned jointly with Reconciliation not meet a number of commitments in our with representation from two First Nations inclusion in its storytelling Australia, and our role as the long-term 2017-2019 Stretch RAP. employees, includes Amit Bhasin (Director- and work environment. This is broadcast partner of the AFL and NRL Commerce and Corporate Technologies), and their Indigenous Rounds. We have also Our 2021-2023 Innovate RAP is an Callum Bushby (Director Internal reflected in our commitment provided regular support to Reconciliation aspirational but practical plan designed Communications), Toby Dewar (Customer to reconciliation which saw us Australia through airtime for Community to reconnect and re-energise the Foxtel Engagement Director, Foxtel Media), Paul launch our first Reconciliation Service Announcements, as well as Group with its reconciliation journey based Edwards (Chief Communications Officer), on a vision of showcasing the voices of Action Plan in 2008, and most having established partnerships with the Annabelle Greene (Head of Marketing, Clontarf Foundation, CareerTrackers and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples BINGE), Adrian Lickiss (Team Leader recently Foxtel’s 2017-2019 more recently, the Australian Indigenous and, through our audience reach, helping Outbound Support), Corrie McDougall Stretch RAP. Education Foundation. shape a national culture that values respect, (Group Programming Manager), George equality and equity for First Nations peoples. Megaloconomos (Leadership Manager), In recent years, Foxtel has undergone It is supported by a renewed commitment to Nicholas Morrison (Programming Executive), significant change with the merger of providing the internal and external resources Caitlin Ryan (Senior Product Manager, iQ), Foxtel and Fox Sports and the need to needed to deliver on our plan. Where Gosia Scahill (Head of Procurement), Lauren undertake a reset of our business strategy appropriate, Foxtel will also collaborate with Sheens (HR Director, Business Partnering to continue to be successful in the face of its shareholders and other partners, including and HR Support) and James Yee (Head of new technologies, new competition and the News Corp Australia, to extend the reach and Content Strategy). changing habits of consumers. impact of initiatives undertaken as part of this RAP. The RAP Working Group contributed to Since 2017, management focused on a the development of this plan through strategy to strengthen Foxtel, build new This reconnection has been championed three workshops conducted in late 2020 growth businesses in streaming, such as by the Foxtel Group’s CEO, Patrick Delany, with support from our external Indigenous Kayo Sports, launched in late 2018, and and our Board, our executive team and by engagement advisors. The Foxtel Group’s BINGE in mid-2020. We have also increased Penny Fowler, News Corp’s Community Board and executive team receive regular productivity, including moving to a smaller, Ambassador. Penny also chairs Foxtel’s reports on our RAP through the CEO and more efficient workforce. It has highlighted Community Council, which is comprised Chief Communications Officer. that despite a commitment to reconciliation of the CEO and executives from all parts remaining part of our DNA, delivering on of the Foxtel Group’s business.

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NRL Superstar Josh Addo-Carr and 2019 Young Australian of the Year, Danzal Baker aka Baker Boy, at the 2021 NRL Indigenous Round promotional shoot in the Northern Territory.

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NRL and AFL Indigenous Rounds

As the national broadcast Coverage of the Indigenous rounds on Fox From its inception, Fox League has proudly In 2021, in the period between National partner of the National Rugby Footy and Fox League is a celebration of the celebrated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Reconciliation Week and NAIDOC Week, remarkable contribution Aboriginal and Torres Islander peoples’ contributions to both Fox Sports and News Corp Australia created League and Australian Football Strait Islander athletes make to sport. It also sport and culture. In 2017, rapper and proud Indigenous Sport Month – an initiative to League, Foxtel and Kayo play offers an opportunity to support national Yorta Yorta man Briggs teamed up with Fox elevate First Nations voices by creating an important role in helping conversations that promote respect, trust League to create the channel’s anthem, Here, and distributing a diverse range of content to define Australia’s national and positive relationships between the featuring Caiti Baker. In 2021, Fox Sports featuring the stories and achievements of Australian community and Aboriginal and brought together rising hip-hop artist Baker Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander athletes. culture through sports. Torres Strait Islander peoples. Boy, who was voted 2019 Young Australian of Its aim was to help Australian sports fans the Year, and NRL superstar Josh Addo-Carr understand the contribution Aboriginal and Indigenous Round coverage extends beyond in Alice Springs, to produce a new television Torres Strait Islander people make to the gameday. Other Fox Sports shows, including promotion celebrating the talent of First Australian sports landscape and promote a NRL360 and AFL360, provide valuable Nations NRL players and to promote the level playing field across all sports. Indigenous opportunity to amplify First Nations voices NRL Indigenous Round. Sport Month content was made available via and contribute meaningfully to the national the Foxtel Group’s broadcast, print, digital and reconciliation conversation. streaming services.

“Celebrate what we do but remember to celebrate who we are.” Eddie Betts, AFL Legend. , 2020

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Supporting education and development – Clontarf Foundation Partnership

The Foxtel Group is the official Through the partnership, Fox Sports has small towns like Brewarrina by ensuring that The Foxtel Group has also hosted corporate media partner of the Clontarf created original content to raise awareness Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander boys events in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne for the Clontarf Foundation. From Little are engaged with school and complete and to advocate alongside the Foundation, which uses sport Things, a Fox Footy documentary created their education. Clontarf Foundation, with the aim of assisting to assist young Aboriginal and by Tim Sheridan and Matt Weiss, won the the Clontarf Foundation to develop new Torres Strait Islander men Australian Sports Commission award in 2018 The annual Fox Sports and Clontarf OzTag partnerships and expand its programs. Challenge is an opportunity for Foxtel staff, to improve their education, for best depiction of the value of sport to Australians in a community setting and raised professional footballers, television presenters discipline, life skills, self-esteem the profile of the Clontarf Foundation. and corporate partners to team with Clontarf and employment prospects. Academies across the country for a one-day In 2017, The Game of Life, a half-hour friendly competition. The OzTag Challenge Fox Sports documentary focused on acts as an important incentive for students Brewarrina Central School in the North West to achieve attendance goals, providing them of New South Wales, told the story of the with the opportunity to play footy alongside school’s rugby team and their journey to the heroes and engage in a team environment Ross Kelly Cup in Sydney – a one-day festival with corporate partners. Fox Sports builds Clontarf Academy students tour Fox Sports and of rugby league for NSW Clontarf Academies. on the relationship throughout the year, participate in friendly The documentary highlights the meaningful welcoming Clontarf students as part of live competition in the annual impact the Clontarf Foundation is having in studio audiences and on studio tours. OzTag Challenge.

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Clontarf students vs. partners foot race, run as part of the annual OzTag Challenge.

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First Nations actor as Lieutenant Joseph Sullivan in Secret City: Under the Eagle

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Showcasing First Nations talent

The Foxtel Group has always This commitment has seen Foxtel educate audiences on our nation’s history and Fox League presenter Hannah Hollis was sought to represent Australia’s consistently feature Aboriginal and Torres the discrimination that First Nations peoples born in Darwin and is a descendant of the Strait Islander stories, characters and have faced and continue to face today. Jawoyn people. diversity in its drama, lifestyle, talent in our productions. This includes factual and sports productions. drama productions which have featured Speaking at a Foxtel Group NAIDOC Week “I feel that innate desire to share stories, Our aim is to tell compelling Aaron Pedersen as Frank Gibbs in A Place event in 2020, Wentworth actress Rarriwuy and I am so lucky to be able to do it Hick explained the significance of seeing professionally. I’m really passionate about Australian stories that showcase To Call Home, Rob Collins as Lieutenant Joseph Sullivan in Secret City – Under the First Nations stories and voices on screen: making sure there are role models around the excellence and success of Eagle (2019) and Leah Purcell and Rarriwuy “Growing up, you didn’t see yourself on for little boys and girls to see because I’ve Australia’s creative community. Hick as Rita Conners and Ruby Mitchell in television, so it’s really nice that we have always said, ‘you can’t be what you can’t see’. Wentworth (2018 – 2021). so many Indigenous actors and writers and If we can change people’s perceptions and directors out there”. their attitude towards Indigenous people and In Series 5 of A Place to Call Home, their stories through positivity, then I think Aaron Pedersen played Second World War Factual and Sports productions also that’s the way forward.” veteran Frank Gibbs, an Aboriginal returned provide a platform for the Foxtel Group serviceman who fought for Australia but was to showcase the excellence and success In this 2021-2023 RAP, the Foxtel Group denied even the most basic civil rights after of First Nations peoples. continues its commitment to tell First Nations Fox Sports presenter Hannah he returned home. These stories, based stories and to showcase the excellence Hollis; Aaron Pedersen in and success of First Nations talent in its A Place to Call Home and on real events, are not only compelling Miranda Tapsell in Secret City. television; they provide a powerful vehicle to productions.

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The Foxtel Group is built on relationships founded on mutual trust, respect and inclusion. Our RAP is an extension of those values, providing a framework to educate, engage and empower our people to strengthen our relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, organisations and individuals.

Action Deliverable Timeline Responsibility

Establish and maintain Meet with local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stakeholders and Complete: September 2021 Chief Communications organisations to develop guiding principles for future engagement. Officer mutually beneficial Review: January 2022, relationships with September 2022 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Develop and implement an engagement plan to work with Aboriginal November 2021 Chief Communications stakeholders and and Torres Strait Islander stakeholders and organisations. Officer organisations. Partner and collaborate with key Indigenous groups, January 2023 Director Community including continuing to develop our relationships with the Clontarf Relations Foundation, CareerTrackers and Australian Indigenous Education Foundation.

Build relationships Circulate Reconciliation Australia’s NRW resources and reconciliation May 2022, 2023 Director Internal through celebrating materials to our staff. Communications National Reconciliation RAP Working Group members to participate in an external NRW event. May 2022, 2023 RAP Working Group Chair Week (NRW). Encourage and support staff and senior leaders to participate in at May 2022, 2023 Chief Executive Officer least one external event to recognise and celebrate NRW.

Organise at least one NRW event each year. May 2022, 2023 Director Internal Communications

Register all our NRW events on Reconciliation Australia’s May 2022, 2023 Director Internal NRW website. Communications Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan

Action Deliverable Timeline Responsibility

Promote Implement strategies to engage our staff in reconciliation. August 2021 Director Internal reconciliation Communications through our sphere Communicate our commitment to reconciliation publicly. August 2021, May 2022 Chief Executive Officer of influence. Explore opportunities to positively influence our external Complete: October 2021 Chief Communications stakeholders to drive reconciliation outcomes. Officer Review: January 2022, September 2022, January 2023

Collaborate with Reconciliation Australia and other like-minded May 2022, 2023 Community Relations organisations to develop ways to advance reconciliation. Director

Increase and showcase First Nations talent and improve the November 2021 Chief Content and consistency of First Nations programming across all platforms. Commercial Officer Review: November 2022

Promote positive Conduct a review of Human Resources policies and procedures to Complete: October 2021 Chief Human Resources identify existing anti-discrimination provisions and future needs. Officer race relations through Review: January 2022, anti-discrimination September 2022, strategies. January 2023

Develop, implement and communicate an anti-discrimination policy February 2022 Chief Human Resources for the Foxtel Group. Officer

Engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff and/or October 2021 Chief Human Resources Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander advisors to consult on our Officer anti-discrimination policy.

Educate senior leaders on the effects of racism. August 2021 Chief Executive Officer

Host annual screenings of the Final Quarter (or other relevant May 2022, 2023 Director Internal programming) for staff and facilitate a discussion following the film Communications utilising the associated resources.

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We are committed to helping inform and educate our people and the wider Australian community to help build understanding and pride in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and work towards a more just, equitable and reconciled Australia. We understand that helping shape a national culture that values respect, equality and equity starts with our people and extends to the reach and influence of our services and businesses.

Action Deliverable Timeline Responsibility

Increase understanding, Conduct a review of cultural learning needs within the Foxtel Group. August 2021 Chief Communications value and recognition Officer of Aboriginal and Torres Consult local Traditional Owners and/or Aboriginal and Torres Strait August 2021 Chief Human Resources Strait Islander cultures, Islander advisors on the development and implementation of a Officer histories, knowledge cultural learning strategy. and rights through cultural learning. Develop, implement and communicate a cultural learning strategy for October 2021 Chief Human Resources our staff. Officer

Provide opportunities for RAP Working Group members, HR managers October 2021 Director Internal and other key leadership staff to participate in formal and structured Communications cultural learning.

Build respect for RAP Working Group to participate in an external NAIDOC Week event. July 2021, 2022 RAP Working Group Chair Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Review HR policies and procedures to remove barriers to April 2022, 2023 Director Internal staff participating in NAIDOC Week. Communications cultures and histories by celebrating Promote and encourage staff participation in external NAIDOC events. June 2022, 2023 Group Chief Executive NAIDOC Week. Officer Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan

Action Deliverable Timeline Responsibility

Demonstrate respect Increase employee understanding of the purpose and significance December 2021 Group Chief Executive to Aboriginal and behind cultural protocols, including Acknowledgement of Country Officer Torres Strait Islander and Welcome to Country protocols. peoples by observing Develop, implement and communicate a cultural protocol document, October 2021 Director Internal cultural protocols. including protocols for Welcome to Country and Acknowledgement Communications of Country.

Invite a local Traditional Owner or Custodian to provide a Welcome to December 2021 Director Community Country or other appropriate cultural protocol at significant events Relations each year.

Include an Acknowledgement of Country or other appropriate December 2021 Director Internal protocols at the commencement of important meetings. Communications

Ensure there is a visible Acknowledgement of Country at each major December 2021 Head of Property and office location. Facilities

Provide learning and Involve staff across each major office in partnership activations with January 2023 Director Community cultural immersion the Clontarf Foundation. Relations opportunities for Identify and establish new partnerships to support additional staff January 2023 Director Community staff. immersion opportunities. Relations

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The Foxtel Group’s company values include “Winning Together” by being inclusive of the talents and contributions of others. We are committed to enabling the social and economic participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait peoples by creating employment opportunities and supporting career progression, and building the capacity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses to grow and flourish. This includes a goal to create more opportunities for First Nations talent in the storytelling produced for entertainment and sport and through our approach to content, employment and our procurement supply chain.

Action Deliverable Timeline Responsibility

Improve employment Build understanding of current Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Complete October 2021 Director Human outcomes by staffing to inform future employment and leadership development Resources Operations opportunities. Review: January 2022, increasing Aboriginal September 2022, January and Torres Strait 2023 Islander recruitment, retention and Engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff to consult on September 2021 Director Human professional our recruitment, retention and professional development strategy. Resources Operations development. Develop and implement an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander February 2022 Director Human recruitment, retention and professional development strategy. Resources Operations

Advertise job vacancies to reach Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander February 2022 Director Human stakeholders effectively. Resources Operations

Review HR and recruitment procedures and policies to remove October 2021 Director Human barriers to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation in Resources Operations our workplace.

Increase the number and percentage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait June 2023 Chief Human Resources Islander people employed in our workforce. Officer

Define and implement goals for maintaining and expanding the January 2022 Chief Content and engagement of First Nations creatives, actors and on-air talent. Commercial Officer Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan

Action Deliverable Timeline Responsibility

Increase Aboriginal Develop and implement an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander October 2021 Head of Procurement and and Torres Strait procurement strategy. Commercial Delivery Islander supplier Investigate Supply Nation membership. October 2021 Head of Procurement and diversity to support Commercial Delivery improved economic and social outcomes. Develop and communicate to staff, opportunities to procure goods February 2022 Director Internal and services from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses. Communications

Review and update procurement practices to remove barriers to February 2022 Head of Procurement and procuring goods and services from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commercial Delivery businesses.

Develop commercial relationships with Aboriginal and March 2022 Head of Procurement and Torres Strait Islander businesses. Commercial Delivery

Raise awareness of First Nations suppliers available for procurement May 2022 Chief Communications opportunities associated with programming and content. Officer

Develop an Aboriginal Establish an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander media reference October 2021 Chief Communications and Torres Strait committee. Officer Islander content Consult with First Nations stakeholders to develop a policy to January 2022 Director Community strategy. incorporate cultural protocols into Foxtel content. Relations

Design and implement a content and editorial strategy to celebrate January 2022 Director Community First Nations dates of significance. Relations

Track and report coverage and performance of content. January 2023 Director Community Relations

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Action Deliverable Timeline Responsibility

Establish and maintain Maintain Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representation on July 2021 RAP Working Group Chair the RAP Working Group. an effective RAP Review: January 2022, Working Group (RWG) September 2022, January 2023 to drive governance of the RAP. Establish and apply Terms of Reference for the RAP Working Group. July 2021 Chief Communications Officer

Meet at least four times per year to drive and monitor RAP October 2021, January RAP Working Group Chair implementation. 2022, April 2022, July 2022, October 2022, January 2023, April 2023.

Provide appropriate Define resource needs for RAP implementation. July 2021 Chief Communications support for Officer the effective Engage our senior leaders and other staff in the delivery of RAP July 2021 Group Chief Executive implementation of commitments. Officer RAP commitments. Define and maintain appropriate systems to track, measure and July 2021 Director Community report on RAP commitments. Relations

Appoint and maintain an internal RAP Champion from senior July 2021 Group Chief Executive management. Officer Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan

Action Deliverable Timeline Responsibility

Build accountability Complete and submit the annual RAP Impact Measurement 30 September 2021, 2022 Director Community and transparency Questionnaire to Reconciliation Australia. Relations through reporting Report RAP progress to all staff and senior leaders quarterly. October 2021, January 2022, Director Internal RAP achievements, April 2022, July 2022, Communications challenges and October 2022, January 2023, learnings both April 2023 internally and externally. Publicly report our RAP achievements, challenges and August 2022, 2023 Chief Communications learnings, annually. Officer

Investigate participating in Reconciliation Australia’s biennial April 2022 Director Community Workplace RAP Barometer. Relations

Continue our Register via Reconciliation Australia’s website to begin January 2023 Chief Communications reconciliation journey developing our next RAP. Officer by developing our next RAP.

Feedback

We welcome feedback on our RAP. Please email us at [email protected].

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Our RAP artwork ‘Walking Together’

The Foxtel Group partnered with Walking Together highlights the Foxtel 33 Creative to commission the feature Group’s commitment to walk alongside artwork Walking Together by artist Josh Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples Sly to support the launch of our Innovate for reconciliation. The concentric circle in Reconciliation Action Plan. Elements of his the middle with the ‘U’ shapes surrounding artwork are reproduced throughout this plan. it, is a traditional symbol representing a campsite, meeting place, sacred site Josh is a proud Biripi, Worimi and Wiradjuri or community. Man from Bathurst in New South Wales. His language backgrounds are Gathang For this artwork, the meeting place and Wiradjuri, and tribal totems are the is representative of the Foxtel Group. grey shark, dolphin and goanna. The chosen colours connect with our businesses: Foxtel, Kayo, BINGE, Fox 33 Creative is an Aboriginal media, Sports and Foxtel Media. The significance communications and events company of a circle is that everyone is welcome, (33creative.com.au). everyone has a place, and everyone is treated equally. The handprints symbolise teamwork, working hand in hand, and also individuality as no one’s handprint is the same. The footprints are a reminder of the journey and commitment of walking Josh Sly together in the hope of true reconciliation. Walking Together, 2021 The four orange patterns and lines in the Acrylic on canvas background symbolise the flow of energy Commissioned by the Foxtel and connection – our connection to each Group to commemorate the other, connection to experience and our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan, July 2021 - June 2023. connection to mother earth.

Josh Sly, June 2021

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