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MyLanguage website live
01 December 2011
01 December 2011
MyLanguage reflects Australia's position as one of the most multicultural countries on earth and seeks to simplify access to important online information resources for a culturally and linguistically diverse population.
The new portal provides clear links to multilingual search engines, web directories, government websites, online dictionaries, and syndicated news headlines. It also contains translations of online government and community information relating to health, legal issues, settlement, education and public libraries along with information on multilingual library collections around Australia.
"If you've just settled here, if your English is still developing, and if you're looking to find your feet in a rather unfamiliar place, then this is the website for you" said Mr Hieu Van Le, Chairman of the South Australian Multicultural and Ethnic Affaris Commission, at the launch of the web portal this week.
"Through the delivery of quality language services MyLanguage ensures that individuals from non-English speaking communities have fair and equitable access to services such as health, education, housing and the justice system" he said.
MyLanguage is a joint partnership between the State Libraries of Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia; Public Libraries Services South Australia, the Northern Territory Library and Libraries ACT.
The new MyLanguage is now live at: mylanguage.gov.au back to listing >