ALNF is proud to share that the Living First Language Platform (LFLP) has been featured in the 2025 Social Justice Report, A Fair and Just Future for First Peoples, released in late June 2026 by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Katie Kiss.
The first Social Justice Report handed down by Commissioner Kiss since her appointment in April 2024, sets out a vision for a future where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people can fully exercise their cultural, social, political, civil and economic rights-underpinned by systems that uphold self-determination, dignity and equality.
Where ALNF’s LFLP fits in:
The LFLP is featured in the report’s section on Rebuilding connection to Country, to each other and to community, within a broader discussion of language revitalisation-work the report identifies as fundamental to healing, identity and self-determination for First Peoples.
The report describes LFLP as using innovative technology to support those with limited digital literacy, through collaboration and integration. It is described as easily scaled to other communities and languages and promotes the safety and security of community language components added to the platform.
The LFLP is an interactive app built specifically for the realities of community life with both online and offline access, and the flexibility to run on any device. Communities can add their own language components, from words and sounds to photos and games, in a way that is secure and entirely their own.
The platform is already at work across the country, supporting onsite Elder and youth camps and strengthening the teaching and learning of language in both school and community settings.
Part of a national movement:
The LFLP appears in the report alongside other significant language revitalisation efforts including the Muurrbay Aboriginal Language and Culture Co-operative’s work reviving Gumbaynggirr and other regional languages on the NSW mid-north coast, and the palawa kani language project, through which the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre has reconstructed a Tasmanian Aboriginal language from historical fragments and records.
These programs show what’s possible when technology, community leadership and cultural knowledge come together, and why sustained investment in language revitalisation matters. As the report makes clear, language is inseparable from identity, healing and connection to Country.
Why this matters:
Being named in a report of this significance is a meaningful acknowledgement of the work the program’s stakeholders have put in to build a platform that genuinely serves the needs of First Language speakers. It’s a reminder of why this work is necessary, and evidence that it’s working.