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use indigenous languages declining period nonaboriginal settlement australia result repressive policies explicit implicit national policy languages lo bianco 1987 high point language policy australia given national scope status attempt encompass aspects language use indigenous languages received significant recognition important social cultural resource policy subsequent national policy developments moved via focus economic utility almost exclusive emphasis english exacerbated focus national literacy standards exemplified northern territorys treatment indigenous bilingual education programs recent years hopeful signs various states policy developments supportive indigenous languages 2009 commonwealth government introduced new national indigenous languages policy plan national curriculum languages support indigenous languages remains fragmentary however much subservient dominant rhetoric need english skills time ignoring research shows importance indigenous minority languages social wellbeing developing english language skills