Spread the Word on Disney+
Disney+ celebrated NAIDOC Week 2020 with the premier of Spread the Word, our ten-part series that shares Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander words from language groups across the country.
New courses for community members who wish to learn or teach their languages
After a significant amount of consultation and collaboration, Tauondi Aboriginal College is pleased to be able to offer the following courses, in all states and territories, to Registered Training Organisations interested in adding languages training to their scope of registration.
Animated first language greetings premiere on ABC ME
ABC Education has worked with eight young speakers from around the country to share greetings in their Aboriginal languages.
National Indigenous Languages Report Forum
First Languages Australia was pleased to be part of the national forum on the 2020 National Indigenous Languages Report (NILR).
First Languages Australia meeting with Minister Ken Wyatt
First Languages Australia committee members met with Ken Wyatt, Minister for Indigenous Australians, in November, to discuss the need for national legislation to protect Australia’s first languages.
Gambay placenames page is live
A placenames page has been added to Gambay to help us collate and promote the names and stories that language custodians wish to share.
Wandan: First Language Collections Portal
Trove is the national search engine through which people can explore the amazing collections held by Australian libraries, universities, museums, galleries and archives. It’s free and available online all day, every day.
Ngeerang Woorroong (Mother Tongue)
The Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages has joined with the non/fictionLab at Writing and Publishing RMIT to bring us Ngeerang Woorroong (Mother Tongue) as part of their "How the future looks now" discussion series.
National survey of language teachers: Complete survey 2 now!
The second language teacher survey being conducted by the Australian Federation of Modern Language Teachers Associations for the Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment is now open.
Illustration of Practice for the Framework of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages
The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) has been collaborating with language custodians and the schools to publish three 'illustrations of practice' to give examples of the ways that different schools are developing and implementing a local Aboriginal language curriculum.
ABC Indigenous Language Art Competition
For our ABC Education Competition this year, we asked students to create an artwork featuring the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander language of their local area.
Multi-Media Kits distributed to the network
This year, First Languages Australia worked with Miromaa Aboriginal Language and Technology Centre to provide free multi-media kits to language centres to support their work.
Master of Indigenous Languages Education
A reminder that applications for the 2021 Master of Indigenous Languages Education (MILE) program close Thurs 31 Oct 2020.
Queensland launches State Languages Policy
First Languages Australia and the Queensland Indigenous Languages Advisory Committee were involved in an extensive consultation process for the development of the Many Voices, Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages Policy.
Priority Languages Support Project continues its reach
The Priority Languages Support Project helps communities record their speakers and ensure the languages captured are archived for future generations.
Yakilla: Training Tracks
Yakilla is the report from the first stage of a project working to increase career development opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language workers.
2019-2020 Indigenous Languages International Speaker Series
The languages spoken by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia are amongst the oldest surviving languages on the planet, and a source of great pride to the people who are now their custodians.
ABC and First Languages Australia collaborations grow
First Languages Australia continues to work with ABC producers providing advice on how to appropriately embed languages in their projects.
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Languages Project and First Languages Australia – Indigenous Language Speaker Series
Throughout the International Year of Indigenous Languages, First Languages Australia worked with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to send language artists and advocates to twelve international posts.
Participate in a national survey of languages teachers
Teachers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages are encouraged to participate in a survey about their experiences of language teaching.