Liam Prince
@aciciscd.bsky.social
Director of the Australian Consortium for 'In-Country' Indonesian Studies
(@acicis.bsky.social -- pronounced ah-chee-chis; https://www.acicis.edu.au/).
Opinions definitely my own.
(@acicis.bsky.social -- pronounced ah-chee-chis; https://www.acicis.edu.au/).
Opinions definitely my own.
To the 14 Queensland students who sat the Year 12 QCE examination in Indonesian in 2024, I offer my congratulations and gratitude. Welcome to a very special club. I hope to see you on a New Colombo Plan-supported @acicis.bsky.social program in Indonesia soon.
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
To the 14 Queensland students who sat the Year 12 QCE examination in Indonesian in 2024, I offer my congratulations and gratitude. Welcome to a very special club. I hope to see you on a New Colombo Plan-supported @acicis.bsky.social program in Indonesia soon.
The Pledge has (so far) been endorsed by twenty-two organisations across Australia. We would welcome your organisation’s endorsement of the Pledge (email: [email protected])
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The Pledge has (so far) been endorsed by twenty-two organisations across Australia. We would welcome your organisation’s endorsement of the Pledge (email: [email protected])
The Pledge is calling for restoration of federal funding for the teaching and learning of Asian languages in Australian schools at a level of $20 per Australian school student per year or approximately $84 million per annum nationally, equivalent to the level prevailing between 1995 and 2002.
The Pledge for Asian Languages in Australian Schools
YouTube video by Acicis
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The Pledge is calling for restoration of federal funding for the teaching and learning of Asian languages in Australian schools at a level of $20 per Australian school student per year or approximately $84 million per annum nationally, equivalent to the level prevailing between 1995 and 2002.
In the face of the ongoing decline in the teaching and learning of Asian languages in Australian schools, particularly at senior secondary (Year 12) level, Acicis earlier this year launched the Pledge for Asian Languages in Australian Schools:
www.acicis.edu.au/blog/the-ple...
www.acicis.edu.au/blog/the-ple...
The Pledge for Asian Languages in Australian Schools - Acicis
www.acicis.edu.au
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
In the face of the ongoing decline in the teaching and learning of Asian languages in Australian schools, particularly at senior secondary (Year 12) level, Acicis earlier this year launched the Pledge for Asian Languages in Australian Schools:
www.acicis.edu.au/blog/the-ple...
www.acicis.edu.au/blog/the-ple...
As of 2024 there are fewer than five Queensland schools teaching Indonesian at Year 12 QCE level, with the Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (since 2020) no longer reporting the exact number. In 2024, 14 students sat the Year 12 QCE exam for Indonesian.
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
As of 2024 there are fewer than five Queensland schools teaching Indonesian at Year 12 QCE level, with the Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (since 2020) no longer reporting the exact number. In 2024, 14 students sat the Year 12 QCE exam for Indonesian.
Between 1995 and 2002, the strategy saw the Australian Government invest $207 million ($479 million in today’s dollars) into increasing the study of Asian languages by Australian students: asaa.asn.au/55224-2/
Investing in the future of Asian language literacy in Australia by learning from the past - Asian Studies Association of Australia
The Australian Consortium for “In-Country” Indonesian Studies (ACICIS) — the organisation I head up — is here today as the direct result of previous Australian Government policy choices and public inv...
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November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Between 1995 and 2002, the strategy saw the Australian Government invest $207 million ($479 million in today’s dollars) into increasing the study of Asian languages by Australian students: asaa.asn.au/55224-2/
Like other states (NSW, VIC, and WA) I’ve examined over recent years, the Queensland experience again reinforces the efficacy of NALSAS.
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Like other states (NSW, VIC, and WA) I’ve examined over recent years, the Queensland experience again reinforces the efficacy of NALSAS.
In terms of enrolments, between 1994 and 1998 (the third year of NALSAS) annual Year 12 (QCE) Indonesian enrolments more than tripled—from 84 enrolments in 1994 to 272 enrolments in 1998.
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
In terms of enrolments, between 1994 and 1998 (the third year of NALSAS) annual Year 12 (QCE) Indonesian enrolments more than tripled—from 84 enrolments in 1994 to 272 enrolments in 1998.
By 2001 this number had grown nearly threefold to 35 Queensland schools teaching Indonesian at Year 12 (QCE) level.
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
By 2001 this number had grown nearly threefold to 35 Queensland schools teaching Indonesian at Year 12 (QCE) level.
Hi @austjia.bsky.social. This is volume to which I wanted to link: www.internationalaffairs.org.au/wp-content/u...
...but I get a 404 error message when clicking on the link.
...but I get a 404 error message when clicking on the link.
www.internationalaffairs.org.au
September 17, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Hi @austjia.bsky.social. This is volume to which I wanted to link: www.internationalaffairs.org.au/wp-content/u...
...but I get a 404 error message when clicking on the link.
...but I get a 404 error message when clicking on the link.
Haven’t found a video of Maie Casey yet.
September 15, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Haven’t found a video of Maie Casey yet.
There’s a 15 minute interview of Richard Casey taken from American television in 1952 available on YouTube, which is great for getting a sense of the man--his accent, his comportment, and, of course, his mustache:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGSK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGSK...
LONGINES CHRONOSCOPE WITH RICHARD G. CASEY
YouTube video by PublicResourceOrg
www.youtube.com
September 15, 2025 at 1:15 AM
There’s a 15 minute interview of Richard Casey taken from American television in 1952 available on YouTube, which is great for getting a sense of the man--his accent, his comportment, and, of course, his mustache:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGSK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGSK...
The accounts of Casey’s wife, Maie Casey, by contrast, leap off the page and make me want to read more about her. So I’ve gone and got myself hold of Diane Langmore’s 1997 biography of Maie Casey “Glittering Surfaces”: www.booktopia.com.au/glittering-s...
September 15, 2025 at 1:15 AM
The accounts of Casey’s wife, Maie Casey, by contrast, leap off the page and make me want to read more about her. So I’ve gone and got myself hold of Diane Langmore’s 1997 biography of Maie Casey “Glittering Surfaces”: www.booktopia.com.au/glittering-s...
However, the accounts of Casey’s effectiveness as Foreign Minister in this @austjia.bsky.social volume are somewhat mixed.
September 15, 2025 at 1:15 AM
However, the accounts of Casey’s effectiveness as Foreign Minister in this @austjia.bsky.social volume are somewhat mixed.
Serving as Minister for External Affairs in the Menzies government from 1951 to 1960, Casey’s influence on shaping the organisational culture of the early Department of External Affairs (later to become DFAT) is undeniable.
September 15, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Serving as Minister for External Affairs in the Menzies government from 1951 to 1960, Casey’s influence on shaping the organisational culture of the early Department of External Affairs (later to become DFAT) is undeniable.
In keeping with my post last year about David Van Reybrouck’s excellent 2024 book "Revolusi", it’s great to see the world historical significance of the Indonesian National Revolution beginning to be recognised within the Anglosphere.
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I just finished reading (listening to) "Revolusi", David Van Reybrouck’s excellent new account of the Indonesian National Revolution (1945-49), published in English earlier this year (Febru...
I just finished reading (listening to) "Revolusi", David Van Reybrouck’s excellent new account of the Indonesian National Revolution (1945-49), published in English earlier this year (February 2024):...
lnkd.in
August 25, 2025 at 8:14 AM
In keeping with my post last year about David Van Reybrouck’s excellent 2024 book "Revolusi", it’s great to see the world historical significance of the Indonesian National Revolution beginning to be recognised within the Anglosphere.
lnkd.in/gCayQSnB
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Wonderful to see outstanding Australian scholars of this period of Indonesian history among the talking heads, including @robertcribb.bsky.social from the Australian National University and @susieprotschky.bsky.social, formerly at Deakin University and now at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
August 25, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Wonderful to see outstanding Australian scholars of this period of Indonesian history among the talking heads, including @robertcribb.bsky.social from the Australian National University and @susieprotschky.bsky.social, formerly at Deakin University and now at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
@erincook.bsky.social have you ever listened to the 2004 Phillip Adams LNL interview with John Burton: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
He (Burton) relates his part in the Molly Bondan story from about the the 9m10s mark.
He (Burton) relates his part in the Molly Bondan story from about the the 9m10s mark.
CLASSIC LNL: John Burton - ABC listen
John Burton was probably the most controversial and visionary public servant of the 20th Century. Branded a "pink eminence" of the Labor Party by conservative critics, he was clearly one of the most i...
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August 4, 2025 at 12:17 PM
@erincook.bsky.social have you ever listened to the 2004 Phillip Adams LNL interview with John Burton: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
He (Burton) relates his part in the Molly Bondan story from about the the 9m10s mark.
He (Burton) relates his part in the Molly Bondan story from about the the 9m10s mark.
* It takes ACARA about 12 months to consolidate Year 12 enrolment data from the various state and territory curriculum authorities -- hence the lag in reporting these statistics.
July 31, 2025 at 8:09 AM
* It takes ACARA about 12 months to consolidate Year 12 enrolment data from the various state and territory curriculum authorities -- hence the lag in reporting these statistics.