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Learning a language opens people's minds about other cultures, expert says

Learning a foreign language could help improve issues surrounding race and culture, an expert says as she urges students to broaden their horizons and navigate diversity.

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Saibai islanders celebrate new $24.5m seawall to fight rising ocean levels in Torres Strait

People on one of the Torres Strait's largest island of Saibai celebrate a long-awaited seawall after more than a decade of pleading, but the future is less certain for other sinking island communities.

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Welfare recipients in 'some of Australia's poorest communities' slapped with 300,000 fines

Fines imposed on welfare recipients in a controversial work-for-the-dole scheme have soared to 300,000 in under two years, new figures reveal, with more than 50,000 incurred in three months.

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Overcoming addiction in Wilcannia: One man's triumph inspires a new generation

Robert Clayton hopes his story of overcoming addiction will inspire Wilcannia's next generation.

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Our Focus: NAIDOC Week

Our Focus: NAIDOC Week

Our Focus: Reconciliation Week

The ABC is proud to support NAIDOC Week from July 2 - 9. The theme for 2017 is "Our Languages Matter" which aims to emphasise and celebrate the unique and essential role that Indigenous languages play in cultural identity, linking people to their land and water.

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Language Map

The Aboriginal Language Map attempts to represent all of the language or tribal or nation groups of Indigenous people of Australia. It indicates general locations of larger groupings of people. Click on the map to view the high resolution version. Use the magnifier to zoom into a region of interest.

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Our Focus: NAIDOC Week

Our Focus: NAIDOC Week

The theme for 2017 is "Our Languages Matter" which aims to emphasise and celebrate the unique and essential role that Indigenous languages play in cultural identity, linking people to their land and water.

Language Map

language map

The Aboriginal Language Map attempts to represent all of the language or tribal or nation groups of Indigenous people of Australia. It indicates general locations of larger groupings of people. Click on the map to view the high resolution version. Use the magnifier to zoom into a region of interest.

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