A new study of Australian English is trying to find out if Australians all sound the same, or if people speak differently in the country compared to cities or across the states. PhD researcher Sydney ...

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 ...

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 ...

When you first arrive in Australia, don't you ever feel like, "What did you just say?"?I learned American English in Japan ...

Australian slang is alive and well, but where does it come from? Shutterstock I recently read an article bemoaning the “decline” of Australian slang, pointing out that the latest edition of Tony ...

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 ...

Aussie English can sound strange, even insulting to the untrained ear. But beneath the banter lies a tradition of humour, equality and identity. Dr Howie explores how Aussies use jokes as social glue, ...