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 ...

A new language, one that combines elements of English with traditional indigenous speech, has been discovered in northern Australia, according to a new study. The language, now known as Light Warlpiri ...

Three Indigenous languages are spoken by a handful of people in the remote community of Kalumburu — now efforts are underway ...

Linguists alarmed at the increasing extinction of many indigenous languages identified five global "hot spots" on Tuesday where the problem is worst, led by northern Australia and a region of South ...

All Australian students will be entitled to learn a language other than English under the new Australian curriculum, with tuition in Chinese Mandarin and Italian among the first curriculum to be ...

A smartphone app has been launched to help save an Australian indigenous language that is in danger of disappearing. Its creators say the The Ma! Iwaidja free mobile phone app is the first phone app ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon visits Australia SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ...

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 ...