The history and evolution of Australian slang

Australia’s 2025 election has given us a pair of F-grade slogans post image
The history and evolution of Australian slang

Australia’s 2025 election has given us a pair of F-grade slogans

by Howard Manns
Is Australian English under threat from the Americans? It’s not as simple as you might think post image
The history and evolution of Australian slang

Is Australian English under threat from the Americans? It’s not as simple as you might think

by Kate Burridge
Are you ready for it? ‘Yeah-nah’ comes back stronger – with a little help from Taylor Swift post image
The history and evolution of Australian slang

Are you ready for it? ‘Yeah-nah’ comes back stronger – with a little help from Taylor Swift

by Kate Burridge
Brekkies, barbies, mozzies: Why do Aussies shorten so many words? post image
The history and evolution of Australian slang

Brekkies, barbies, mozzies: Why do Aussies shorten so many words?

by Kate Burridge
Digging deep on Aussie nongs and drongos post image
The history and evolution of Australian slang

Digging deep on Aussie nongs and drongos

by Kate Burridge
Discourse markers: When saying ‘a bit’ can mean a lot post image
The history and evolution of Australian slang

Discourse markers: When saying ‘a bit’ can mean a lot

by Isabelle Burke
A fried potato by any other name would taste as savoury post image
The history and evolution of Australian slang

A fried potato by any other name would taste as savoury

by Howard Manns
‘No worries’ looks to be a simple little expression – but it’s anything but post image
The history and evolution of Australian slang

‘No worries’ looks to be a simple little expression – but it’s anything but

by Kate Burridge
Have a gander: What ‘The Age’ thinks you should know about Aussie slang post image
The history and evolution of Australian slang

Have a gander: What ‘The Age’ thinks you should know about Aussie slang

by Simon Musgrave
Why some slang expressions omit major grammatical components post image
The history and evolution of Australian slang

Why some slang expressions omit major grammatical components

by Isabelle Burke
Best thing about Aussie slang? Calling a clueless seppo a galah post image
The history and evolution of Australian slang

Best thing about Aussie slang? Calling a clueless seppo a galah

by Howard Manns
Australian slang: A bloody great word, whichever way you use it post image
The history and evolution of Australian slang

Australian slang: A bloody great word, whichever way you use it

by Keith Allan
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