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From Hawke to Turnbull: Asian language learning in decline

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imageThe number of Australians learning Asian languages is in decline.AAP Image/Dan Peled

The number of students studying Asian languages in Australia has decreased over the past decade, particularly if we consider the number of students from Asian language backgrounds undertaking Asian languages at school.

Labor MPs Clare O'Neil and Tim Watts have...

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