Australia’s language challenges limit national potential

Ingrid Piller

doi:10.54377/09e0-b6c3

Australia’s language challenges limit national potential

Ingrid Piller

Department of Linguistics

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When Yu Qi (not her real name) discovered her son was falling behind in school, she had no way of finding out why or how she could support him. After getting injured at work, Venus (not her real name) was asked by her supervisor to delay seeking medical attention until she had finished her shift. She was unaware of her rights.

Yu Qi and Venus are both victims of a language barrier in Australia that seriously affects their wellbeing. Language barriers can make public communication inaccessible and exclude people from equitable participation in education, employment, healthcare, welfare, and all aspects of social life.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	360info
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.54377/09e0-b6c3
Publication status	Published - 22 Aug 2022

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education
labour

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