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Yolŋu leader brings lessons of power and process to AIATSIS Summit
The AIATSIS Summit on the Gold Coast has heard from Yolŋu leader Professor Yalma...
Celebrating and protecting the world’s oldest languages
Australia has one of the richest linguistic landscapes on the planet, certainly...
Dianne Bortoletto 18 Feb 2026
Wikipedia war of words waged over First Nations names
First Nations place names are embroiled in a Wikipedia storm as Australia's hist...
Kat Wong 14 Oct 2025
WA’s Nyiyaparli kids help preserve Aboriginal Language with new smart phone game
No one's telling them to 'put the phone down', because every time they play, the...
Giovanni Torre 13 Oct 2025
Busking For Change fundraiser celebrates Indigenous Literacy Day

Across the breadth of Australia, young vocal chords have been warming up over recent months ahead of Indigenous Literacy Day. They include sounds which have echoed over the Kimberleys since the early...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 3, 2025
First Indigenous music therapy songbook launched

Australia's first music therapy songbook for Aboriginal people in health care has launched, aiming to strengthen cultural connection and support clinical outcomes.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Aug 4, 2025
Aunty Jill sharing Birri language through children's books

Aunty Jill Dodd holds a unique place in Australian publishing; with two box collections of children's books and a full set of educational tools produced in an Aboriginal language.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 10, 2025
Mparntwe workshop shares Salish blueprint for language revitalisation

An international language revitalisation model will be shared with Indigenous language workers at a two-day workshop in Mparntwe / Alice Springs this week.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jun 18, 2025
The power of music sustaining Indigenous languages

For musician and producer Deline Briscoe, using language in her songs is not just a responsibility, it is a continuation of tradition and honouring her ancestors.

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Keira Jenkins May 29, 2025
‘Spoken since time immemorial’: New dictionary preserves Ngardi language

A new jointly-compiled dictionary is supporting the preservation of the language of the Ngardi people of Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

Callan Morse Callan Morse May 13, 2025
Cross-cultural learning the focus at Radiant Life College

Radiant Life College is strengthening international ties through student and teacher exchange programs aimed at promoting cultural understanding and collaborative learning.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler May 1, 2025
First Nations experts lead dialogue on language and media

The 2025 Indigenous Languages Symposium, held on Tuesday, focused on the revitalisation and adaptation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages in the digital age.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Apr 30, 2025
ABS and AIATSIS partner to revise National Language Classification

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released the updated Australian Standard Classification of Languages (ASCL), aiming to better reflect the languages spoken at home by Australians.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Mar 29, 2025
Yuchi and Pertame communities unite for language revival

Yuchi language experts from Oklahoma visited Batchelor Institute's Desert Peoples Centre Campus in Mparntwe/Alice Springs this month to share insights on language revival with Central Australian commu...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Mar 27, 2025
Strengthening Indigenous language education at forefront of new revitalisation program

More than 40 communities and across the country will benefit under the First Nations Languages Education Program, the federal government has announced.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 6, 2025
Kaurna Day celebrated with launch of new songbook

The University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia have marked the second annual Kaurna Day with the launch of a Kaurna songbook aimed at preserving and revitalising the language.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Mar 4, 2025
Indigenous language revitalisation surges forward through the power of song

The drive to revitalise First Nations languages, many of which have declined or been lost in the time since colonisation, has taken another step, with the announcement of Yarrabil Bula, a collaboratio...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jan 22, 2025
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