Could this proposal spell the ‘death’ of a language being taught in Australia?

In Brief A parliamentary committee has recommended four languages Australia should prioritise investment in. Several other languages were placed in a different category: ‘supported’ languages. A parliamentary committee recommendation has sparked fears among educators that it could mean the end of a language being taught in Australia. In June, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education recommended that Australia prioritise four languages — Chinese, Indonesian, Hindi and Japanese — to boost its engagement with Asia. While the proposal has not yet been adopted by the Australian government, some educators are concerned about the decision not to prioritise Korean —…