I was a little hestitant to post this video, but... we celebrate the Australian language in all its richness.
Yeah...
OK, back to serious topics. We'll be watching part of a documentary from which you will learn about: BROAD, GENERAL and CULTIVATED accents and where they came from.
Some reading if you are interested in exploring more.
Australian slang - how language was shaped by various historical events
History of accent change - a very useful interactive timeline
More in-depth analysis of the differences between Australian, British and American - vowel quality change, word formation etc.
AUSSIE SLANG DICTIONARY
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