The Federation has released the following statement with regards to the Australian Government Budget 2014-15 after its announcement last night.

“The AFMLTA welcomes the Federal Government’s commitment to languages education through the allocation of $11.6 million dollars in the latest budget. The Early Learning Languages Australia (ELLA) project is a vital step in the right direction aimed at our youngest learners. Similarly, the addition of the development of curricula in Hindi, Turkish and Australian Sign Language within the Australian Curriculum signals the recognition of the importance of languages education across a broad range of languages.”

Link: http://afmlta.asn.au/2014/05/14/afmlta-statement-on-budget-2014-15/