Nomination Process
Celebrate Inclusion. Champion the Extraordinary. Nominate Today.
MindTribes is proud to spotlight the remarkable efforts of employees, leaders, allies, communities, and organisations championing racial and cultural equity in Australian workplaces.
🏅Nominations are open now until the 15th of September 12pm AEST.
Read the Eligibility Guidelines here.
Read the Nomination & Submission Process Guide here.
Award Categories
We’ll be recognising excellence in five key areas (individual and organisations). Our aim with these awards is to amplify impact towards equitable and inclusive workplaces for First Nations people and racially and culturally diverse people. Our goal is to showcase those creating tangible change and inspire others to follow their lead. Scroll down to learn more about the different award categories.
Nominations are open now and until the 15th of September 12pm AEST.
Exemplar
Individuals from culturally and racially diverse backgrounds driving change
Sponsor
Allies and sponsors championing equity behind the scenes
Inclusive Companies
Organisations embedding inclusion into the fabric of business
Research Excellence
Research that drives systemic impact and understanding
Collective Impact
Staff-led Networks driving organisational change
Hear from our 2025 Business in Colour Award Winners!
Meet the changemakers we celebrated! Our five winners across the categories reflect the very best of that work: from shaping national policy for migrant and refugee women and dismantling systemic barriers in universities, to creating sustainable employment pathways for First Nations youth, setting a national benchmark in community-led research, and turning employee-led networks into organisation-wide change. Each of them shows what leadership, allyship, and anti-racism look like in practice.
See the 2025 winners below, along with the interviews we filmed with each of them on the night.
Malini Raj
Executive Director, Australian Multicultural Women’s Alliance, Business in Colour Exemplar Winner
Betty Exintaris
Associate Dean Learning and Teaching, DEI, Monash University, Business in Colour Sponsor Winner
Young Guns Container Crew
Business in Colour Inclusive Organisation Winner
Azadeh Dastyari
Centre for Western Sydney, Business in Colour Research Excellence Winner
AGL Cultures
Business in Colour Collective Impact Winner
