Cultural sophistication and economic complexity need to be understood as intrinsically linked. It’s time for Australia to take language learning more seriously. Last week I wrote about how Australia’s ...

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

Jingulu, which is also known as Djingili, is a language in the Mirndl language family that is spoken in the Northern Territory in Australia. Other names for the language are Chunguloo, Chingalee, ...

Tiwi, an Australian language isolate, is spoken on the Tiwi Islands which are near the Northern Territory of Australia, according to Omniglot. Some of Tiwi’s different names are Diwi, Wongak, and ...

UNESCO’s International Year of Indigenous Languages recently came to an end after a year of celebration of linguistic diversity. And with a “decade of Indigenous languages” now under consideration, it ...

It may be a massive leap for Australia to jump beyond its current linguistic lassitude, but the increasingly difficult strategic terrain requires Canberra to think big and be bold. Cultural ...

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” ...

National rugby players sang an Indigenous version of Australia’s national anthem for the first time on Saturday, a move that won widespread praise and spurred calls to make it a permanent feature at ...