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2M Awarded Grant for “Employment Through Language” Program

Melbourne, Australia - May 2026 2M Language Services is proud to announce that it has been selected...
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Could your localisation strategy unlock 30% back?

The Digital Games Tax Offset has changed the conversation for Australian studios. For many developers, the 30%...
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A Splash of Orange: How the 2M team is Celebrating Harmony Week

What is Harmony Week? Harmony Week is an initiative led by the Department of Home Affairs. It...
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2M Language Services Joins MBIE Panel for Telephone and Video Interpreting Services

The New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment (MBIE) has announced its newly established panel of...
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AI Localisation: A Complex Balancing Act Between Human Touch and Technology

How do you know of brands like Coca-Cola, Netflix, Apple? All three of these brands were born...
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Interpreter Employment Success Program Launches New Online Learning Module

The first IESP component is now live The first part of the Interpreter Employment Training Program (IESP)...
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New Interpreter Program Set to Transform Interpreter Services for Queensland’s Critical Sectors

Meeting Urgent Demand: New Interpreter Program set to Transform Interpreter Services for Queensland's Critical Sectors 2M Language...
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Could AI Translation Become the Norm in Emergency Management Communication?

In times of crisis, delivering clear, concise, and in-language communication can significantly impact the effectiveness of emergency...
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Introducing 2M Language AI

At 2M, we strive to make language accessible and timely to anyone, located anywhere.  Launching today, 2M...
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How to Successfully Run Video and Telephone Interpreting Sessions

Video Remote Interpreting (VRI) and Over the Phone Interpreting (OPI) allows users to run remote interpreting sessions...
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Meet 2M at IMARC 2023

One week until IMARC 2023. If you are attending and want to meet the 2M team, you...
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2M Language Services to Participate in Australia’s Premier Mining Conference

Leading provider of language technology and language services for the mining sector, 2M Language Services (2M), will...
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NZSTI National Conference 2023

With NAATI certification becoming mandatory for New Zealand translators and interpreters from 1 July 2024, the New...
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Automated Email Marketing: Stay Connected with Global Audiences

In today's world, building strong connections with global audiences is essential. Email marketing lets you promote your...
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2M Language Services Selected as BHP’s Global Language Service Provider

Australian-based language technology and language service provider, 2M Language Services, announces it has been selected as BHP's...
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2M Language Services joins IGEA

The Interactive Games and Entertainment Association (IGEA) has welcomed 2M Language Services, Australia's leading language technology and...
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2M partners with Coviu to enable time-critical access to telehealth interpreters

Video and telephone interpreting platform 2M lingo™ has integrated with leading global telemedicine solution, Coviu. The integration...
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Albanese ‘ready to serve’ Australia

The Labor Party claimed victory in the 2022 Australian Federal Election. Anthony Albanese, the now Prime Minister...
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2M connects players worldwide with video game localisation solution

At the start of 2020, it was unknown to anyone that it would be a year of...
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2M Awarded ISO 27001:2013 Certification for Information Security Management

2M Language Services was awarded the ISO 27001:2013 certification for Information Security Management early this month. By...
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Could professional medical interpreters learn from non-professionals?

If you are a medical professional, chances are you have already worked with an interpreter. And chances...
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6 tips for building a multilingual website

For organisations looking to expand their reach and achieve organisational growth, building a multilingual website is a...
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Chinese Dialects, Written Chinese & Translation

What language comes to mind when you think of China? My guess is Mandarin. Mandarin is the...
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2M partners with TAFE SA to deliver Interpreter Training Boost Program

The Queensland Government invests $730,000 in interpreter training program delivered by TAFE SA and 2M Language Services....
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2M secures new interpreting and language services contracts, expands into New Zealand 

2M has won four interpreting and language services contracts with Australian and NZ government departments.  Ensuring that...
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The human impact of gender bias in machine translation

Sophisticated machine learning models have transformed the translation process for the better, yet the issue of gender...
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2M Announces Major Sponsorship at FECCA 2022 Conference in Melbourne

We are pleased to announce that 2M Language Services will be a Major Sponsor of the 2022...
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Translating in Style: How a translation style guide can expand audience reach

Behind every successful multilingual organisation is a well-defined translation style guide. Globally successful organisations work closely with...
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Cheaper & faster NAATI certified translations with 2M’s newest platform

2M has recently adopted a new self-service translation platform that streamlines the process of personal document NAATI...
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2M launches new office in Perth 

Hello, Perth  2M is expanding its specialised language services in Perth to facilitate growth opportunities with mining...
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Selecting the right service: Translation vs Transcreation

The difference between transcreation and translation may have blurred lines, but this article will help you re-focus...
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The Cost of Caring: Vicarious trauma for Interpreters

Vicarious trauma can be described as the elephant in the room – we all know it exists,...
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How we launch website languages at 2M

2M website now supports 3 languages. Over the past 3 years, we planned and executed 2 separate...
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In Plain English: Promoting Understanding

How we choose to structure messages can significantly impact how audiences interpret information. Understanding a target audience...
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2M RSI Training Session with Monash

The world of interpreting witnessed one of the most disruptive shifts amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Globally, Language...
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Promitheia Procurement goes global with 2M

2M Language Services and Promitheia Procurement join forces to develop information accessibility and more transparency in global...
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2M launches new On Demand Translation App

Last year has exposed the need for organisations to be able to reach their target audiences regardless...
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2M passes successfully ISO 18841 & 9001 certification audits

After becoming the only Australian-based language service provider to achieve ISO certification 17100:2015 for translation services earlier...
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How a translation partner adds value to your business

One might say a translation agency or language service provider (LSP) is a mere middleman between the...
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Translating for the renewable energy sector

Australia is in the middle of transitioning from fossil-fueled power plants to emission-free renewable energy sources. For...