Having grown up in Australia, I sometimes take our weird and wonderful lingo for granted. Sure, every culture develops its own unique slang; I thought I had learned Spanish until I turned up in Spain ...

From, "chucking a sickie" to "having a yarn," these Aussie slang terms deserve a global audience.

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Today is Australia Day in Australia! Australia Day is an annual national holiday celebrated each year on January 26th. It marks the day in 1788 when the first fleet of British ships arrived at Sydney ...

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