The Australian Linguistic Society (ALS) is an academic association for linguists.[1] It was established in 1967 with the primary goal of furthering interest in and support for linguistics research and teaching in Australia.[2] The Australian Linguistic Society also publishes a peer-reviewed academic journal, the Australian Journal of Linguistics,[3] holds an annual conference, an occasional linguistics institute, and has developed and endorsed several policies and statements relating to language and linguistics.[4]
The current president of the ALS is Bill Palmer, the Secretary is James Bednall, and the Treasurer is Robert Mailhammer.[5]