From colonisation to 'safe space': The story of Dhirri-aay-aay
By Brigitte Murphy

Back on country, Aunty Polly Cutmore says she feels like a child again when visiting her ancestral lands. Now, as a respected Goombri elder, she shares the stories of her country.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-16/aunty-polly-cutmore-ancestral-land-dhirri-aay-aay-this-place/106658062

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First Nations man's bedtime story for his sons revives dying language
By Brooke Tindall

Five years ago, Gudjala man Braithen Knox began learning his mob's language, which has fewer than 10 speakers. Now a father of two, he is passing it on to his sons through bedtime stories.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-16/first-nations-father-teaches-gudjal-language-to-his-sons/106614780

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'I had no-one to talk to': 92yo Peter is trying to save his dying language
By Katherine Smyrk

Peter is the last living speaker of the First Nations language Thiinma. When he met linguist Rosie, they used music to help keep his knowledge alive, and formed a beautiful friendship along the way.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-20/the-piano-peter-rosie-thiinma-language-song/106566846

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Languages that no longer have native speakers are often described as being “extinct”. Thomas Watson prefers the term “sleeping language”, which has an important distinction – a sleeping language can be reawakened.

Refusing to believe his traditional language, Gangulu, had been lost, Thomas embarked on a search that led thousands of kilometres around the world to an attic in Sweden.

Discover the journey that saw Thomas reawaken a sleeping language… https://ausgeo.co/gangulu

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Electric Fields will represent Australia at Eurovision, Sweden 7 May

Their performance will mark the first time a song incorporating Australian Aboriginal language has been part of Eurovision.

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/apr/04/eurovision-2024-australia-entrant-electric-fields-malmo-sweden-may-7-where-to-watch

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