EXP: State of reconciliation today

STATE OF RECONCILIATION

* Almost all Australians (86 per cent) believe the relationship between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other Australians is important.

* Many Australians (64 per cent) agree that cultural diversity makes us stronger, but some of us (35 per cent) still believe Australia is a racist country.

* The level of contact and interaction between indigenous people and other Australians is low. Only 30 per cent of the general community socialise with Aboriginal people.

* Trust between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians is low.

* Indigenous people still experience high levels of racial prejudice and discrimination - 33 three per cent experienced verbal racial abuse in the six months before the survey.

(Source: Recognition Australia's State of Reconciliation in Australia released on Tuesday).