Whenever Americans learn that I come from "the Land Down Under," they mention Crocodile Dundee, kangaroos, koalas, surfing and throwing “another shrimp on the barbie.” But there is much more than just ...

Linguistically speaking, Australia is special. With around 250 languages spoken when Australia was first colonised, Australia was one of the most linguistically diverse places in the world. But few ...

As an Australian, I have been taught from birth the value of water. In school, history lessons always included details of early explorers who died of thirst, such as Robert O’ Hara Burke and William ...

Simon Birmingham recently announced the government will invest an additional A$11.8 million in a successful preschool language learning program. But, in New South Wales for example, less than 10% of ...