Keeping ‘at risk’ Central Australian Indigenous languages alive through research – and emojis

Smartphones almost “tipped the scales out of whack” when it came to keeping local Central Australian languages alive, one ...
Australian Geographic

Reviving Australia’s first languages

Before colonisation, many hundreds of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages thrived across Australia. Now, just over a dozen are learned as a first language. Estimates of exactly how many ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Indigenous verse in national anthem considered to preserve Aboriginal languages

Suggestions of including an Aboriginal verse in the national anthem and dual signage in New South Wales have been identified as ways of protecting Australia's first people's languages. The NSW ...

'For us, by us': Indigenous plea for truth-telling and connection during Reconciliation Week

Community led events are being held across the country to mark National Reconciliation Week, which runs from May 27 to Jun 03 ...
Australian Geographic

New 50 cent coin features 14 Aboriginal Australian languages

The new coin was released today. IN CELEBRATION of the International Year of Indigenous Languages, the Australian Mint has released a 50 cent coin decorated in 14 different Aboriginal Australian words ...
The Washington Post

After failed referendum, Indigenous Australians ask what’s next

ALICE SPRINGS, Australia — It would have been the perfect day for a party. Hundreds of people had gathered in this desert town to celebrate the 50th anniversary of an Aboriginal health organization.