The AFMLTA provides regular communication updates to members through the News In Brief (NIB)
Archived copies are available below:
December 2025
On 8 December 2025 AFMLTA elected officers Anne-Marie Morgan and Kylie Farmer participated in a public hearing chaired by Hon Tim Watts MP as part of the Inquiry into Buliding Asian Capability in Australia Through the Education. System and Beyond. You can read the transcript of their input here.
November 2025
Afmlta made a submission to the Inquiry into Buliding Asian Capability in Australia Through the Education System and Beyond. You can read the submission here.
October 2025
AFMLTA wrote a letter to Senator Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs, informing her about the National Languages Plan and Strategy (NLPS) and its alignment with the goals of the New Colombo Plan to strengthen engagement with our region, deepen intercultural understanding, and prepare young Australians to thrive in a globalised world. Read the letter here.
September 2025
AFMLTA wrote a letter to the vice Chancellor of the University of Technology Sydney about the poposoal to to suspend and dismantle the International Studies program for the 2026 intake. Read the letter here.
You can read the response from the Vice Chancellor of the University of Technology Sydney here.
August 2025
AFMLTA wrote a letter to Tony Burke, Minister for Home Affairs, expressing interest in the Australian Government’s announcement of an investment of $25 million to support community schools, $5 million of which is to be dedicated to a specialist Asian languages stream, aimed at helping more students achieve fluency in Asian languages through to Years 11 and 12. We requested a meeting with the Minister to further understand the vision for the program and to discuss the possible role that AFMLTA might be able to play in working towards the achievement of its goals. Read the letter here.
May 2025
AFMLTA wrote a letter of concern to the Vice Chancellor of the University of Tasmania about the proposed discontinuation of Indonesian and German language programs at the university. Read the letter here.
You can read the response from the Vice Chancellor of the University of Tasmania here.
March 2025
Nominations now open for AFMLTA Executive roles:
Vice President/Secretary/Promotions Officer
Email Nomination Form to [email protected] by 6 June 2025
Email Nomination Form to [email protected] by 6 June 2025
March 2024
Nominations now open for AFMLTA Executive roles:
President Elect/ Babel Editor/ Information Officer/ Treasurer
Email Nomination Form to [email protected] by 7 June 2024
Email Nomination Form to [email protected] by 7 June 2024
March 2023
The AFMLTA prepared a submission for the Australian Government’s Senate Inquiry into Disruption in Australian School Classrooms. Read more here