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The craft of translation

The decisions behind a translation that lands, not just one that is literal.

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What is NAATI certification and when do you actually need it?
What NAATI certification actually is, which Australian agencies require it, when you can skip it, and how to get a certified translation accepted the first time.
Hannah Lowe
9 MIN · JUL 2026
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The quality gate: where humans still beat the model
Our linguists review every AI-produced translation. Here is exactly what they catch that the system does not.
Hannah Lowe
9 MIN · JUN 2026
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Plain language is a translation problem too
Before a word is rendered into another language, it has to be written to survive the journey. A field guide.
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Jam Mour
6 MIN · APR 2026
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