Not to my knowledge, but we don't have a large indigenous population here - I can count on one hand the number of families. there are Asian families and some PNG families that do speak a traditional language though.
I"m not saying that it shouldn't happen, I just don't think it should be compulsory in primary school. I really do not think that people realise the pressure this places on schools and teachers, especially primary schools. They are already under so much pressure to do just the basics because they don't have time to fit it in.
can someone actually link the policy documents concerning this? I use the National Curriculum as part of my studies and I've not found anything to support it being compulsory. If anyone is interested, you can download the National Curriculum from here http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/Download
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