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Education system, social attitudes to blame for low bilingualism rates: experts

There are more than 250 languages spoken in homes around Australia, yet rates of language learning are on the decline and experts say urgent action is needed.

Generic photo of parent and child, Friday, Feb 14, 2014. (AAP Image/Joe Castro) NO ARCHIVING

Generic photo of parent and child, Friday 14 Feb. 2014.(AAP Image/Joe Castro) NO ARCHIVING Source: AAP

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