Australian slang is also known as "strine".  Seemingly it is on the decline, so in the interest of keeping it alive, here are some of the more popular slang words and phrases. Arvo - afternoon Bikkies = biscuits Doovalacky - thingummyjig, whatsit Dunny - toilet Postie - postman Sangers - sandwiches Snag - sausage Sunnies […]

The Lepage Primary school in Melbourne has removed the world gay from Australia's iconic song "Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree", to stop children tittering when they sing it. The school's head, Garry Martin, said he did not mean to insult gay people by replacing the word "gay" in the chorus, with the word […]

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 […]