The term "a thumbnail dipped in tar" is taken from one of the best known poems by Andrew Barton ("Banjo") Patterson (1864 - 1941), who is famous as on...

Being Australian (we drive on the left, and walk on the left while in the street or in corridors), I frequently become involved in the stepping from s...

Grant Barrett said: Should youngsters learn cursive handwriting in school? Plus, someone can be ruthless, but can that same person be ruthful? W...

As an Australian who regularly listens to the podcast, I am sometimes surprised by the references to "Australian words" on your program. In t...