Lucy Lu is the Senior Manager, Analytics and Strategic Projects in the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO). AERO is jointly funded by the Commonwealth, state and territory governments.

Is Australian English different from English? This article explores how Aussie slang and idioms reflect national identity and challenge traditional ideas of what counts as “English”. From “larrikin” ...

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 ...

SBS Learn English will help you speak, understand and connect in Australia - view all episodes. This lesson is suitable for intermediate-level learners. After listening, test your knowledge with our ...

Carly Steele received funding from the Australian Government Research Training Program and the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language to conduct this research as ...

Is there something a little bit different about the way Asian-Australian native English speakers, like myself, talk? By Yan Zhuang The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau ...