Australian slang is being taught to international medical graduates to help bridge the communication gap between patients and overseas-trained doctors. 'Feeling a bit crook' and a 'splitting headache' ...

Ever tried to explain why a sausage would be referred to as a “snag” while overseas, or why the toilet is the “dunny”? If you found this challenging, spare a thought for large language models (LLMs) ...

When you're in a foreign country, it helps to understand the local lingo. Serving up some laughs before the Australian Open, a few WTA stars tried their hand at speaking, and figuring out, certain ...

We language educators know that words are much more than just words. Words are windows into a society’s “cultural universe”. Aussie words and idioms then provide a great entry point into Australian ...