RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
The President and Council of the Royal Society of Tasmania warmly invite members and guests to attend the 2025 Christmas Dinner on Thursday, 4 December 2025 at 6 pm in The Pickled Pear, the University Club, 38a Dobson Road, UTas. Located opposite the Engineering Faculty – ample parking, disability parking and access. Members and […]
The Royal Society of Tasmania acknowledges, with deep respect, the traditional owners of this land, and the ongoing custodianship of the Aboriginal people of Tasmania. The Society pays respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that Tasmanian Aboriginal Peoples have survived severe and unjust impacts resulting from invasion and dispossession of their Country. As an institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, the Royal Society of Tasmania recognises Aboriginal cultural knowledge and practices and seeks to respect and honour these traditions and the deep understanding they represent.
On 15 February 2021, the Royal Society of Tasmania offered a formal Apology to the Tasmanian Aboriginal people.