<font><font face="georgia,serif">Fyi,<br><br>The Australian Governement's House of Representatives have held a series of important inquiries/hearings on language learning in Indigenous communities throughout Australia.  You can read the transcripts of these hearings at the following web site.  All very significant.  The most recent and perhaps last hearing was held on May 2nd.  <br>
<br>Inquiry into language learning in Indigenous communities<br><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/House_of_Representatives_Committees?url=/atsia/languages/hearings/index.htm">http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/House_of_Representatives_Committees?url=/atsia/languages/hearings/index.htm</a><br>
<br>Perhaps our friends Down Under can enlighten us further on the significance of these hearings.<br><br>life and language always,<br><br>Phil<br>ILAT<br><br><br><br></font></font>