Language
NAIDOC Week: Preserving Australia’s Indigenous languages
Almost half of Australia’s 250 traditional languages are considered endangered and the issue is the focus of NAIDOC Week 2017. Indigenous communities are......
Number of Aboriginal bilingual classes are declining
In 1974, the Northern Territory government implemented a bilingual education policy for Aboriginal children. For the first time, Aboriginal schools......
Indigenous communities working hard to preserve their language
In 2001 the Department of the Environment and Heritage published a report that declared Australia might lose all its Indigenous......
‘Miscarriage of justice’ in WA highlights need for Indigenous interpreter services
After spending almost five years behind bars for killing a man in Western Australia, Indigenous man Gene Gibson will walk......
The push to ditch gendered language in the workplace
The way language is used in a workplace has the power to make people feel included, or excluded. The Diversity......
The push to revive Yawuru language
Traditional owners in the Kimberly town of Broome are on a quest to revive the local Yawuru language. Past assimilation......
Aboriginal languages in HSC
The New South Wales Government has announced it will include Aboriginal Languages in the HSC. The new course will allow......
Noongar language literacy tackled with new website
It’s national literacy and numeracy week across the country this week. As part of the celebration the Indigenous literacy foundation......
Australia’s first languages
Out of 145 Indigenous Languages still spoken in Australia 110 are considered endangered. But those who work with indigenous language......
The history of slang – how a criminal code became everyday speech
Slang was once the language of thieves and beggars – a criminal code that helped them communicate with each other......