G’day, mate! Do you fancy having a ripper Straya accent, like Kate Winslet in “The Dressmaker” or Dev Patel in “Lion”? Taking on a role that requires an Australian-English accent can be a challenge ...

Having an Aussie accent in America can really play to your advantage. It's cute, it's unusual, it's got that Crocodile Dundee vibe. It's no wonder then that Matthew McConaughey faked an Australian ...

(CNN) — Does “slip a shrimp on the barbie” have a connection to the “bottle-o”? Fair dinkum, says an Australian researcher. Dean Frenkel, a lecturer in public speaking at Melbourne’s Victoria ...

Yes, we know. The Australian accent is really difficult to master. It's the reason why so many actors and voiceover artists mess it up, either sounding like a New Zealander fresh from Dunedin or a ...

Are you unable to understand your Australian colleague's thick accent at work? Do you lose interest in rugby matches because you can't comprehend the commentary? Is this you? Australia knows your ...

In Australia, we can often tell what state someone is from based on the words they use: whether they go to the beach in “togs”, “bathers” or “swimmers” or if they prefer to eat a “potato cake”, ...