Australia's diverse population speaks over 300 languages - making it one of the most multilingual countries in the world.Yet experts warn we could face a crisis in foreign language education with a monocultural mindset of "English is enough".
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) March 2016 data shows that 28 per cent of Australia's population was born overseas.
Yet young Australians are losing interest in learning a foreign language.
Year 12 language student numbers have dropped significantly from 40 per cent in the 1960s to just 12 per cent today.
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