Presten Boydstun moved to Western Australia to work on a cattle ranch after being in the Marines. It's been a bliss-filled adventure, though he's had some difficulty understanding Australian slang.

Writer C.R Read cautioned in 1853 “that Englishmen going to the Australian digging should search their souls and ask themselves ‘if they can stand a little colonial slang’”. This slang – our ...

As the debate continues over whether Australia Day should be celebrated on January 26, this series looks at the politics of some unresolved issues swirling around Australia Day – namely, the republic ...