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Australian English

  • Writer: Amanda Riddell
    Amanda Riddell
  • Apr 19, 2024
  • 1 min read

pollie = politician. pork-barrelling = political bribery (ie investing state funds into an industry that a member was a former lobbyist for). spruik = to promote something yobbo = some random. Most of these are also in use in New Zealand English.

 
 
 

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