Indigenous Language to Be Taught in Australian Schools From 2024

Expressions of interest from elementary schools are now open.

A young girl holds up an Australian Aboriginal flag in Sydney, Australia, on Jan. 26, 2022. Steven Saphore/AFP via Getty Images

The Albanese government has announced $14 million (USD $9.2 million) in funding for primary schools to teach Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages in classrooms starting from 2024.

Expressions of interest are open for the First Nations Languages Education Program, created in partnership with the peak body First Languages Australia (FLA).