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FED:Teal MP first to launch reconciliation action plan

Zali Steggall's electorate office is the first in Australia to adopt a reconciliation action plan, the independent MP says, reflecting her seat's strong support for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

Almost 60 per cent of the teal MP's Sydney electorate of Warringah backed the 'yes' campaign that was defeated in a referendum in 2023.

Ms Steggall will launch the reconciliation plan on Friday at her Manly electorate office, starting with a smoking ceremony.

"I'll certainly be encouraging my colleagues to engage in this process, especially my independent colleagues, where we had overall fairly strong support for the referendum for the voice," she told AAP.

"For many in our community, there was a strong sense of despondency and disappointment in the national result, so the question was how do we keep progress in reconciliation going locally."

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