The latest New South Wales Government pilot program of scholarships has introduced 18 new interpreters aimed at filling a gap in new and emerging migrant communities.
There is a demand for more interpreters in communities that speak Assyrian, Kurdish-Kumanji, Tibetan, Chaldean, Kirundi, Tamil, Rohingya, Somali and Tigrinya.
NSW Minister for Multiculturalism John Sidoti says he hopes that this announcement will provide further funding for the project to alleviate the deficit.