Australia and England are both multicultural countries where hundreds of languages are spoken. However, in both, levels of language learning at school are worryingly low.

Australia is home to more than 250 Indigenous languages, but since colonisation many have been silenced. Now communities across the country are working hard to reawaken their languages, so they’re not ...

Even as Australia steps up its engagement in the Asia-Pacific region few Australians are learning languages that reflect their place in the Asian century. Currently 12.8 percent of students in year 12 ...

ABS data reveals Australia’s most Greek-speaking suburbs, with Clemton Park in NSW topping the list at 18.7 per cent, while ...

Australia has issued a new 50 cent coin celebrating some of the country’s indigenous languages, many of which are at risk of extinction. The new design incorporates 14 translations of the word “coin” ...

You may have lived in Australia for most of your adult life, speaking English every day. But if you acquired the language ...

Settling in a new country as a refugee comes with a variety of opportunities and challenges, from forming social connections, ...

Ingrid Piller receives funding from the Australian Research Council and the Humboldt Foundation. Amanda Muller does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or ...

The compensation of copyright holders for AI training has been prioritised as a new “ethics-driven” Australian AI model, ...