ABORIGINAL LANGUAGES
I’ve just discovered a new TV series starting TONIGHT about Indigenous languages – such a key element…
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A Drought of the Word of God
In 2014 we celebrate 150 years since Bible Society published the first Australian Aboriginal scripture. It was…
Charlie’s Country Australia’s Entry For Foreign-Language Oscar
Rolf de Heer’s Charlie’s Country has been selected as Australia’s entry for the next year’s foreign language…
Making Music in the Most Remote Corners of Australia
Zan Rowe heads to Bush Bands Business in Central Australia to meet bands making music in far…
TALKING LANGUAGE with Ernie Dingo [from the CAAMA Collection]
Around 250 Indigenous languages with 600 dialects are spoken in Australia. Today it is estimated that 30…
Documentary “First Australians”
White occupation of Australia has been devastating to Aboriginal languages. As a linguistics subject, much of this…
How to Respect and Live in Two Worlds
Aboriginal people should fully participate in every aspect of Australian life without losing our identity. Five questions…
We need to work out how indigenous voices can be heard
THERE is very little truly historic speech-making or writing in modern Australia. Most “historic” utterances are certified…