Is Australian English different from English? This article explores how Aussie slang and idioms reflect national identity and challenge traditional ideas of what counts as “English”. From “larrikin” ...

Does the word "here" have one syllable or two? Does "France" rhyme with "pants" or "aunts"? Across Australia, linguists are revolutionising the understanding of how Aussies' voices differ from one ...

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 ...

'Pash rash', 'strain the potatoes', 'no wuckers' are just a few of the new Australian English words added to the Oxford English Dictionary. The OED, which is widely regarded as the accepted authority ...

Australians all speak fast, shorten words, have broad accents and are hard to understand, right? Not quite! Find out some of the unique ways Australians speak English. English sounds different ...