By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 11:41 EST, 30 October 2012 | UPDATED: 11:59 EST, 30 October 2012 All Australian children will learn an Asian language after Prime Minister Julia Gillard launched a visionary plan to help the country exploit the region's 'unstoppable' economic growth. In a move to ensure Australia are prepared for the 'Asian Century', Ms Gillard wants to improve links with the continent by committing to 25 ambitious goals over the next 13 years. All schoolchildren in the country will choose one of four ‘priority’ languages to learn at school – Indonesian, Japanese, Hindi and Chinese. Ambitious: Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard hopes that her plan to encourage all schoolchildren to speak an Asian language will improve financial links with the region
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Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard launches ambitious plans to prepare for 'Asian Century'
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All schoolchildren to choose between Indonesian, Japanese, Hindi and Chinese languages
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