First Languages Australia

Promoting Australia's First Languages

Working with partners to increasing awareness of Australia’s first languages. Read More
Gambay - Australian First Languages Map

Collaborating with regional language centres to develop an interactive map of Australian languages that reflects the names and groupings favoured by community. Read More
First Languages in Education

From training through to employment, First Languages Australia is working with policy makers and educators to help overcome the issues facing those involved with the teaching and learning of first languages. Read More
Angkety map: Digital Resources Report

Reporting on benefits and challenges of using digital resources in your language work, and highlighting best practice for digital resource production. Read More
Indigenous Languages Collections Strategy

Working with Australia's major libraries and archives to implement the National Indigenous Collections Strategy (2013). Read More
Warra: Building teams, building resources

A set of guidelines for those who are setting out to create resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language projects. Read More

Resources

Angkety map: Digital Resources Report

First Languages Australia continues to review a range of language resources. Together with language centres around the country we have…
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Indigenous Languages Collections Strategy

First Languages Australia is working with Australia's major libraries and archives to implement the National Indigenous Collections Strategy (2013). Since…
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Gambay: Australian First Languages Map

First Languages Australia is working with regional language centres nationally to develop a map of Australian languages that reflects the…
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Warra: Building teams, building resources

Together with language centres and programs around the country First Languages Australia has developed a set of guidelines for those…
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Marrin Gamu: Many languages, one song

Marrin Gamu is a song and educational resource that has been created to introduce Australians to the diversity and beauty…
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Mother Tongue with ABC Open

We would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to all the communities and ABC Open producers who…
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Employment Opportunity at First Languages Australia Administrative Officer

First Languages Australia: Administrative Officer: First Languages AustraliaPart Time: Three days per weekLocation: Newcastle. NSW. Applications are invited for the…
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International Indigenous Research Conference 2016

THE BIENNIAL INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS RESEARCH CONFERENCE IS BEING HELD AGAIN. International Indigenous Research Conference 2016 15-18 November 2016, Tāmaki Makaurau…
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Festival of Pacific Arts, 2016

The Festival of the Pacific Arts is held every four years and brings together artists and cultural practitioners from…
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Marrin Gamu on BtN Newsbreak, ABC3

This video is an excerpt from ABC3's BtN Newsbreak, 23rd May 2016.
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Phone
+61 7 3286 3965

First Languages Australia
Postal address

PO Box 528 Newcastle 2300

Administration
Suite 1/50 Bolton Street
Newcastle, NSW 2300

Join First Languages Australia's network +

You can assist in the work of First Languages Australia by becoming an active member of our network. Collectively First… Read More
Australia’s First Languages +

Australia’s First Languages are a wonderful and precious resource. Australia is situated in one of the world’s linguistic hot spots.… Read More
Why maintain languages? +

There are many reasons to maintain Australia's first languages. Chapter 3 of the Australian Human Rights Commission, Social Justice Report… Read More