According to the Sunday Telegraph, Australians who sound like crocodile hunter Steve Irwin or Crocodile Dundee actor Paul Hogan could soon be a thing of the past.
Research shows the nasal Australian twang -- exemplified by the late Irwin and the character Mick 'Crocodile' Dundee -- will be phased out within a few decades as the nation shakes loose its colonial roots and moves towards a standard national pronunciation.
It's a shame really.