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06 Jul 2026

Practitioner Spotlight

For me, being a translator and interpreter has developed into a role that extends well beyond professional responsibility or income. It has become a meaningful way of giving back to my community and being present where support is genuinely needed.Language can easily become an invisible barrier that limits people’s access to services, rights, and opportunities....

29 Jun 2026

TAFESA Diploma of Interpreting (PSP50922)  Applications open 3 Aug 2026. For people with strong language skills in English and another language, who want to contribute to their communities and be part of an interesting and professional industry. The TAFESA Diploma of Interpreting (PSP50922) is a fully online course with virtual online class sessions (12 months,...

26 Jun 2026

The Monash Intercultural Studies program, based in the School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics in the Faculty of Arts, has partnered with Expression Australia to offer a Professional Development (PD) training program on Mental Health Interpreting for Auslan and Deaf interpreters. This is a specialist self-paced short program aimed at current NAATI certified Auslan and...

24 Jun 2026

NAATI pays respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional custodians of this land and speakers of its first languages. In the spirit of reconciliation, NAATI acknowledges the richness that Indigenous, signed and all languages bring to Australia and the role interpreters and translators play in connecting us all. NAATI recognises that Australia...

09 Jun 2026

Newsletter

In this month’s edition: New recertification catalogue launch Podcast interview: “Language Access and Justice: Why interpreting matters” – with Magdalena Rowan We all deserve to be understood: Taking the conversation across Australia Practitioner spotlight: Cintia Lee Industry news and upcoming events

09 Jun 2026

Practitioner Spotlight

I was born in Bilbao, in the Basque Country on the northern coast of Spain. I began learning English at the age of three, sparking a lifelong interest in language that led me to study English Philology at the University of Deusto. There, I built a strong foundation in linguistics, discourse analysis, syntax, semantics, and...