Australian English
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Australian English is the set of varieties of the English language native to Australia. It is the country's common language and de facto national language. While Australia has no official language, En
The First Fleet, which brought the English language to Australia
The Australian gold rushes saw many external influences on the language.
Bush poets such as Banjo Paterson captured the Australian vocabulary of the 19th century in their bush ballads.
Languages of Australia
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The languages of Australia are the major historic and current languages used in Australia and its offshore islands. Over 250 Australian Aboriginal languages are thought to have existed at the time of
Australian English
…Australia. It is the country's common language and de facto national language. While Australia has no official language, English is the first language of the majority of the population, and has been entrenched as the de facto national language since the onset of British settlement, being the only language spoken in the home for 72…
Road sign in English, German, Italian, Japanese and Pitjantjatjara