A reminder that applications for the 2021 Master of Indigenous Languages Education (MILE) program close Thurs 31 Oct 2020.

First Languages Australia and the Queensland Indigenous Languages Advisory Committee were involved in an extensive consultation process for the development of the Many Voices, Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages Policy.

The Priority Languages Support Project helps communities record their speakers and ensure the languages captured are archived for future generations.

Yakilla is the report from the first stage of a project working to increase career development opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language workers.

The languages spoken by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia are amongst the oldest surviving languages on the planet, and a source of great pride to the people who are now their custodians.

First Languages Australia continues to work with ABC producers providing advice on how to appropriately embed languages in their projects.

Throughout the International Year of Indigenous Languages, First Languages Australia worked with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to send language artists and advocates to twelve international posts.

Teachers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages are encouraged to participate in a survey about their experiences of language teaching.

Over the next two years, First Languages Australia will be working with language centres and education partners on the Commonwealth funded project to support the development of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language teachers and the teaching of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages.

With the arrival of COVID-19 in Australia, First Languages Australia and the Pertame Language Project invited people to participate in a video conference to connect, hear and learn from each other about creative ways to continue language teaching through digital platforms.

As part of our ongoing work in the area of training and career development for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people working in language programs, we are interested in creating a registry of people currently engaged in this work.

First Languages Australia is working with Michelle Gabauer of Effective HR to help establish correct pay rates, awards and role descriptions for language centre staff.

Arts Law and First Languages Australia have joined forces to give language centres and programs access to Arts Law's Artists in The Black service free of charge during 2020–21.

We were pleased to partner with SBS in the fourth SBS National Languages Competition, which aims to inspire all Australians to embrace language learning and retention.

Michael Jarrett, Gumbaynggirr teacher and Chairperson of Muurrbay Aboriginal Language and Culture Cooperative, and Carolyn Barker, of First Languages Australia, gave the opening keynote address "What is involved?

First Languages Australia Committee Member and Central Queensland language worker, Melinda Holden, joined interpreter and early childhood teacher Josie Lardy, linguist Ilana Mushin, and linguist Felicity Meakins and musician Eleanor Dixon from the Mudburra Language Project, at the Australian Society of Linguistics Conference for a panel conversation about best practice in the ways academic linguists and community-based language workers and linguists are working together.

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The team at the NSW Library have produced an exceptional exhibition celebrating the resilience of Aboriginal languages and language workers across NSW.

We are very pleased to have been a partner in the work that has seen the ABC launch its first ELEVATE Reconciliation Action Plan.

Our committee and staff used the opportunity of having many language program teams together in Darwin for PULiiMA, to host a meeting for members of the national network.