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Useful or interesting links and news stories about Australia.
2004-06-18: Origin footy QLD kills NSW 2004-06-05: MAs in Australian studies 2004-06-04: Mr Nice Hands - Hilarious Miss Universe 2004 an Aussie 2004-05-31: Surfing in Bargara Car break-in rate worst in nation Green light for traffic trial 2004-05-28: Monkey Love 2004-05-26: Councils play catch-up as backpacker hostels mushroom 2004-05-21: Rodeo rider denies drink riding 2004-05-19: Lost in Transit: Neither here nor there 2004-05-14: Aussie Crater Sporting heroes stumped by officialdom 2004-05-09: Hail, Molvania, land of the grudge
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Altering Aussie Slang
Courtesy of Barrie Barrie Lie-Birchall: The results are out for the Ozwords competition, where entrants were asked to take an Australian word, alter it by adding or subtracting or changing only one letter, and supply a new and witty definition: Billabonk: to make passionate love beside a waterhole Bludgie: a partner who doesn't work but is kept as a pet Bushwanker: a pretentious drongo who reckons he's above average when it comes to handling himself in the scrub Crackie daks: 'hipster' tracksuit pants Dodgeridoo: a fake indigenous artifact Fair drinkum: good quality Aussie wine Flatypus: a cat that has been run over by a vehicle Mateshit: all your flatmate's belongings lying strewn around the floor Shagman: an unemployed male roaming the Australian bush in search of sexual activity Shornbag: a particularly attractive naked sheep Yabble: the unintelligible language of Australian freshwater crustaceans Author: Court | Category: Culture
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