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New book revitalises language, equips young people to talk about mental health, and asks: Are You OK Today?
A new book is encouraging starting important conversations from a young age, and...
Jarred Cross 11 Sep 2026
Papua New Guinea Language Week: A journey from Port Moresby to Auckland
Professor Guy Fiti Sinclair's lifelong connection to learning, Pacific cultures...
Giovanni Torre 9 Sep 2026
Yarning Strong helps teachers bring First Nations perspectives into the classroom with confidence
Newly updated Yarning Strong resources are on their way to classrooms around Aus...
Giovanni Torre 3 Sep 2026
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 measuring progress on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages under the Closing the Gap framework, with communities cont...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 29, 2026
New method supports teaching of Aboriginal languages

Research from Western Australia's Curtin University has unveiled a new teaching approach which could help incorporate Aboriginal languages into Australian classrooms.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Jul 27, 2026
New Wurlaki book preserves truth-telling through language, memory and cultural survival

A powerful new bilingual publication is ensuring an important Wurlaki story will continue to be carried by future generations, preserving language, culture and truth through the voices of those who ha...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jul 15, 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
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