Cory Bernardi criticised over ‘damaging’ videos appearing to mock traditional Kaurna language

Liberal Aboriginal affairs spokesperson says Bernardi’s comments ‘grossly offensive’ as party announces it will preference One Nation over Labor in all seats ...
Reuters

Australian schools lead revival of fading Indigenous languages

COFFS HARBOUR, Australia, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Whirling barefoot in a sand circle, Clark Webb leads a class of school children as they dance to clapsticks and the songs of the Gumbaynggirr, an ...
The Conversation

Why do so few Aussies speak an Australian language?

Laura Rademaker received funding from the Northern Territory History Grants Scheme, Australian Research Theology Foundation and Cushwa Centre. Linguistically speaking, Australia is special. With ...
The Conversation

Wiradjuri words show the power of learning Australia’s first languages

Felicity Meakins receives funding from the Australian Research Council and the Aboriginal Benefits Account. Acknowledging Australia’s traditional owners of country and paying respect to Indigenous ...
Science Daily

Genetics reveal 50,000 years of independent history of aboriginal Australian people

The first complete sequences of the Y chromosomes of aboriginal Australian men have revealed a deep indigenous genetic history tracing all the way back to the initial settlement of the continent ...