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Funding boost supports Indigenous language programs
First Nations language across the country are set to receive a major funding boo...
Callan Morse 20 Aug 2026
Beyond language: Dr Caleb Marsters on building Pacific futures
As Cook Islands Language Week is celebrated across Aotearoa, University of Auckl...
Giovanni Torre 14 Aug 2026
New data tracks strength and revival of First Nations languages
New national data has established the first Indigenous-led baseline for measurin...
Dechlan Brennan 29 Jul 2026
New method supports teaching of Aboriginal languages
Research from Western Australia's Curtin University has unveiled a new teaching...
Callan Morse 27 Jul 2026
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New Wurlaki book preserves truth-telling through language, memory and cultural survival
A powerful new bilingual publication is ensuring an important Wurlaki story will...
Nicole Brown 15 Jul 2026
'More than a consultation process': Consultation on future of Aboriginal language work to be held in NSW

For future Aboriginal language strength, celebration and revitalisation work in New South Wales, individual perspective and priorities — from young and old — will play an important part of...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jul 14, 2026
Scholar centres I-Kiribati knowledge, women and cultural resilience

As Kiribati Language Week is celebrated across Aotearoa / New Zealand this week, University of Auckland doctoral candidate Roi Burnett hopes people will look beyond familiar narratives about rising se...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 6, 2026
Yirrganydji project puts language at centre of NAIDOC celebrations

NAIDOC Week 2026 marks a significant milestone, with 50 Years of Deadly celebrating five decades of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices, stories and cultural strength.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jun 29, 2026
Brewarrina voices carry language into classrooms across Australia

Children from Brewarrina will help teach Aboriginal language to students across Australia through the Indigenous Literacy Foundation's 2026 Busking For Change campaign.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jun 22, 2026
'People born today have every opportunity to be able to learn their language' - First Language revitalisation project reaches new milestone

There have been no fluent speakers of Bangerang for a number of generations, but new documentation and resources are keeping parts of the language alive, and hopefully for generations to come.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jun 19, 2026
Nauru steps closer to Dorerin Naoero-language name change ahead of historic referendum

The Pacific nation of Nauru — in name, at least — may soon be no more. The world's third smallest sovereign nation by size, second by population and the smallest republic stands ready to r...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jun 16, 2026
Students to explore Aboriginal language revitalisation during National Reconciliation Week

The revitalisation of Aboriginal languages will be the focus of a free online program taking place during National Reconciliation Week. Engaging thousands of primary school students across New South W...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg May 21, 2026
Indigenous-led AI platform signals new direction for language, data and governance

A new Aboriginal-led digital platform combining language revitalisation and artificial intelligence was officially launched Thursday, highlighting a shift toward Indigenous control of knowledge system...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 23, 2026
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