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10 Aug 2026

Practitioner Spotlight

I have been working as a community interpreter for about ten years. It all started when I was looking for more flexible working arrangements to accommodate for my family. I decided to retrain as an interpreter and it was a decision that I have not looked back.I love being an interpreter because I love listening...

08 Jul 2026

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In this month’s edition: NAATI’s Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan 2026-2028 Practitioner spotlight: Maryam Hosseini Industry news and upcoming events

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, part-time) and aims...

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...