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Indigenous Languages in Australian Parliaments
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21 May 2018 Jacqueline BattinAs a part of AIATSIS’ Ngunawal Revival Project, we assisted in writing an acknowledgment of country in Ngunawal, which PM Malcom Turnbull has said in Parliament. But on what other occasions have Indigenous Australian languages been used in Parliament?
The Bennelong Letter – Voice of a Wangal Diplomat
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21 Aug 2017 Rita MetzenrathThe AIATSIS Collection holds a very precious copy of what is considered to be the first known use of written English by an Aboriginal Australian.
Literacy in language
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14 Sep 2016 Amanda LissarragueThe AIATSIS Australian Indigenous Languages Collection was established in 1981.
