Dudes, dudines and dudettes of Australia, we need to talk about border security. Our long-time frenemies—the Americans (hey bae!)—seem to be taking over our English. For many Aussies, our linguistic ...

Presenter Melvyn Bragg In the 1950s of premier Robert Menzies, the approved sound of Australian English was more Westminster than Woolloomooloo. These were the last days of the so-called "colonial ...

Australia Day; it's snags on the barbie, mozzies, long necks, Akubra hats and that all Aussie sun blazing through our SPF 50+. But what is it that makes good ol' Straya so unique? Well, it's the ...

Bonzer. Dinkum. Troppo. We love our distinctive words and phrases. We revel in the confusion they cause outsiders. We celebrate the stories behind them. We even make up a few furphies about them. What ...

The premise of Gogglebox may sound shallow to many: a TV show where you watch people watching TV. Yet the Australian incarnation of the British-born series is now in its fifth season, with a cult ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Conversation, CC BY Dudes, dudines and dudettes of Australia, we need to talk about border security. Our long-time frenemies – ...