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NSW Govt leaders hail multilingualism Minister mingles with a group of language teachers 18.06.23 Premier Chris Minns has told the annual dinner of the NSW Federation of Community Language Schools that one third of the state’s school students have family ties to a language other than English.  “It is a tremendous asset for our economy in a globalised world. “We want to make it easier and more affordable for every child who wants to learn a language to do so. He told his audience of several hundred language teachers: “Community language Schools are the bridge that connects children with their heritage and with the culture of their families”. Meanwhile, congratulating the Federation on the 45th anniversary of co-ordinating the teaching of community languages in the state, the Deputy Premier and Minister for Education Prue Car, said: “For generations, they have helped build social cohesion in one of the most culturally ...