Recent media coverageOn 13 October 2011, AEF executive director Kathe Kirby wrote an article for The Conversation, examining whether our education system is preparing children for the future. On 30 September 2011, AEF executive director Kathe Kirby was interviewed on ABC Radio National to discuss the decline of Asian language learning in our schools.
On 2 June 2011, AEF executive director Kathe Kirby was quoted in Essential Baby's article Is raising bilingual kids worth the trouble? 'The process of learning a second language develops your own sense of understanding of others,' she said.
White paper on Australia in the Asian CenturyPrime Minister The Hon Julia Gillard MP announced the commissioning of a White Paper on Australia in the Asian Century, at a luncheon hosted by Asialink and the Asia Society AustralAsia Centre on 28 September 2011. She declared: 'Asia has never been of greater global significance as global economic and strategic weight shifts from west to east.' |  |
The PM's landmark address was reported by major media outlets including The Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald, Sky News, Reuters, Agence France, the ABC, The Age and the West Australian. The weeks following the speech saw wide ranging responses in print, online and across the airwaves: |
13 October 2011, Learning to live in the Asian Centry, Kathe Kirby, The Conversation 13 October 2011, Gillard fails to back Asian language funding, Darragh O'Keefe, Education Review 10 October 2011, Is Australia ready for the ‘Asian century?’ , Prof Tony Milner, The Conversation 5 October 2011, We must invest to latch on to the Asian century, Bernard Lane, The Australian. 5 October 2011, Decline in Asian language learning, Kathe Kirby on ABC Radio National 4 October 2011, Gillard finds narrative in Asia, Rowan Callick, The Australian 29 September 2011, Looking eastwards at the sunrise, Editorial, Sydney Morning Herald 29 September 2011, Enough talk, Julia Gillard, time to do something, Greg Sheridan, The Australian
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