Through characters such as Bazza McKenzie, the late comedian promoted Australian vernacular – the witty, the crude, and both – to new audiences.
One of the special things about Australian words is that they’re near and dear to who we are – and we take pleasure in confusing other people about them.
Australian slang features creative reuse of verbal constructions, and even If no one’s actually using these expressions, it’s easy to imagine them coming from the mouth of a dinkum Aussie.
How do Australians like to talk about alcohol in 2022? Do they get on the turps, or just have a few sherbets? Have a bevvie or a cold one or a cleanser?
Shortly after arriving in Melbourne, Howie Manns was lost looking for a cafe called “Arvo”. Now, together with colleague Kate Burridge, he’s heading a new research project exploring Australian slang.
The Australian summer has provided its own colourful vocabulary over the years, from Spooners to speedos and bush walks to hikes.
With so much recent focus on how women are treated, we need to look first at how we use language. And for a long time, it’s been used to belittle and silence women.
How might the controlling of human mobility translate into a "new normal" beyond the coronavirus pandemic?
... about those awfully terrific words we use to take language to extremes.
Why language needs to be handled with care.
Sustainability and ethical production are becoming central to fashion design and manufacturing.
Irish influence on Australian English is much like the influence of the Irish on Australians themselves — less than you’d expect on the surface, but everywhere once you start looking.
Every few years there’s a furphy that our beloved 'Strine' slang is doing a Harold Holt.
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