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Scholar centres I-Kiribati knowledge, women and cultural resilience
As Kiribati Language Week is celebrated across Aotearoa / New Zealand this week,...
Giovanni Torre 6 Jul 2026
PhD positions on topics involving Indigenous languages available at Charles Darwin University
Charles Darwin University has several PhD positions available on topics involvin...
Sponsored Content 1 Jul 2026
Yirrganydji project puts language at centre of NAIDOC celebrations
NAIDOC Week 2026 marks a significant milestone, with 50 Years of Deadly celebrat...
Joseph Guenzler 29 Jun 2026
Digital boost for Indigenous-language books in outback
Young Indigenous people in remote communities will be able to read more stories...
Lloyd Jones (AAP) 27 Jun 2026
Mitch Tambo celebrates language and identity on 'I Am Me'
Indigenous World Music star Mitch Tambo has released a children's album built ar...
Joseph Guenzler 26 Jun 2026
Voyages’ Aṉangu Communities Foundation raises record funds

The Aṉangu Communities Foundation (ACF) has marked a significant milestone, raising more than $116,000 at its 2026 Sydney fundraising gala - the largest amount achieved in the Foundation's histo...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 23, 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
Bluey translated into Yolŋu Matha for landmark NAIDOC Week initiative

The world's favourite blue heeler family will soon be speaking Yolŋu Matha, with the ABC announcing the hit children's series Bluey will be broadcast in a First Nations language for the first tim...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 17, 2026
Increase in Indigenous languages counted, extra engagement in remote communities for upcoming Census

Key points:- Data will be collected on 45 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages in August's Census, increasing the number to almost 200- Radio adds, increase on-ground engagement and First N...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jun 13, 2026
First languages in action at Yuuingan Dhilla Yari forum

The Yuuingan Dhilla Yari: Indigenous Languages Forum brought language practitioners, creatives, educators, researchers, organisations and community members together at the State Library of Queensland...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jun 9, 2026
Yolŋu leader brings lessons of power and process to AIATSIS Summit

The AIATSIS Summit on the Gold Coast has heard from Yolŋu leader Professor Yalmay Marika-Yunupiŋu, who drew on language, culture and lived experience while speaking about truth, power and sh...

New research shows Noongar culture and arts boosts wellbeing literacy in early childhood education

Key points:- Noongar language, dance and arts has strengthened young children's ability to talk about their wellbeing- The joint ECU - University of Melbourne research examined the work of The Song Ro...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 27, 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
'Most forward-thinking Indigenous music artists working today': The Velocity of Language - unique sounds and language revitilisation on Wurundjeri Country

Overlooking the rolling green hills of Wurundjeri Country beyond Naarm's north-east fringes, First Nations language reclamation will resonate on this afternoon of music, sound and art.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross May 19, 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
Grandmother and grandson graduate together from Wiradjuri language course

A grandmother and grandson have graduated together from Charles Sturt University after supporting each other through a course in Wiradjuri language, culture and heritage.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Apr 6, 2026
'Exquisite' illustrations show efforts to save language

An exhibition celebrates the decades-long drive by the remote Western Desert community of Papunya to keep culture and language alive. In a filing cabinet in an old darkroom at the remote Aboriginal co...

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Liz Hobday Apr 1, 2026
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