Talkback: Learning Asian languages

Deputy Leader of the Opposition Tanya Plibersek during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, October 25, 2018.

Deputy Leader of the Opposition Tanya Plibersek during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, October 25, 2018 Source: AAP

A Labor government would try to increase the number of Australian school children studying Asian languages, pledging a $32 million funding boost if it wins the next election. In today’s Talkback, Ivan Leung and Janice Lam discuss with the audiences that is learning Asian languages essential for students and what are the benefits of learning Asian languages.



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