Australian Languages Workshop

The University of Queensland and Charles Darwin University are joining forces to host the 2027 Australian Languages Workshop (ALW2027) on Minjerribah (Stradbroke Island) at the UQ Moreton Bay Research Station, from 5–7 February 2027, supported by AIATSIS.

Held annually, the ALW brings together people committed to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages, including both traditional and new varieties, to collaborate with peers, share research and projects, and discuss the achievements and challenges shaping the field.

If you have any questions, please contact ALW@uq.edu.au.

Registrations and travel bursary applications will open soon.

Call for papers

The call for 20-minute group or solo presentations is now open. We welcome presentations on current work and research on Indigenous languages and community language projects, by and with Community linguists and language activists. Priority topics include:

• language sharing and learning
• documentation and resource development
• finding, using and access to language and cultural materials
• Indigenous data sovereignty
• intersections of language and Country, the arts, and/or sciences
• language technology

Please complete the form and provide a 300 to 500 word abstract for your proposed presentation.

Submissions close 6 November 2026, 5pm AEST.

Submit an abstract

Registration fees

All registration fees include meals throughout the workshop. Accommodation is optional and can be added as part of registration. A limited number of travel bursaries and registration waivers will be made via an Expression of Interest selection process. This will open soon.

Organising Committee

• Des Crump (UQ)
• Samantha Disbray (UQ)
• Gari-Tudor-Smith (UQ)
• James Bednall (CDU),
• Jacqui Cook (CDU)
• Lauren Reed (AIATSIS)
• Allison Mount (AIATSIS)