Last week, the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) in Australia released its third National Indigenous Languages Report (NILR). Following the United Nations Year of Indigenous Languages, this third indigenous languages report provides essential information regarding the state of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages in Australia, and aims to maintain or revitalize languages under threat. As COVID-19 exposes some glaring flaws in multilingual engagement in Australia and worldwide, the report will provide invaluable information moving forward.

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