Australia’s oldest dictionary of Australian English has chosen “enshittification” – a slang term referring to the deterioration of products and services online – as the word of 2024.
Australia’s Macquarie Dictionary names ‘enshittification’ word of the year
Australia’s Macquarie Dictionary says term captures widespread sense that things are getting worse.
www.aljazeera.com
November 26, 2024 at 8:22 AM
Australia’s oldest dictionary of Australian English has chosen “enshittification” – a slang term referring to the deterioration of products and services online – as the word of 2024.
Australia's Senate has passed a social media ban for children under 16 🇦🇺
November 28, 2024 at 5:55 PM
Australia's Senate has passed a social media ban for children under 16 🇦🇺
AUKUS is Australia’s first defence deal with Russia.
February 28, 2025 at 10:28 PM
AUKUS is Australia’s first defence deal with Russia.
one of australia’s most shameful episodes:
Howard has learnt nothing. He still tries to justify immoral spying on a friendly neighbour, Timor, as ‘in the national interest’. That’s false. It was in Woodside’s interest and it poisoned relations with Dili for over a decade. Dumb and shameful! #auspol
East Timor bugging ‘in national interest’: Howard
The former prime minister has reflected on controversy and success at an event marking the release of cabinet documents from 2004.
www.afr.com
December 31, 2024 at 10:29 PM
one of australia’s most shameful episodes:
Australia’s great divide.
May 30, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Australia’s great divide.
Vale to one of Australia's greatest cartoonists and artists - Jon Kudelka
February 9, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Vale to one of Australia's greatest cartoonists and artists - Jon Kudelka
Australia’s greatest ally
November 18, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Australia’s greatest ally
Australia’s gun laws are why there weren’t hundreds of victims at the Bondi shooting
Australia’s gun laws are why this horror is so rare here
Australia’s gun laws are why our public schools don’t know what an “active shooter drill” is let alone how to do one
It’s the only good thing Howard did
Australia’s gun laws are why this horror is so rare here
Australia’s gun laws are why our public schools don’t know what an “active shooter drill” is let alone how to do one
It’s the only good thing Howard did
December 15, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Australia’s gun laws are why there weren’t hundreds of victims at the Bondi shooting
Australia’s gun laws are why this horror is so rare here
Australia’s gun laws are why our public schools don’t know what an “active shooter drill” is let alone how to do one
It’s the only good thing Howard did
Australia’s gun laws are why this horror is so rare here
Australia’s gun laws are why our public schools don’t know what an “active shooter drill” is let alone how to do one
It’s the only good thing Howard did
Scientists discover 149 new marine species off Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Islands
New species found in Australia's most 'pristine' marine parks
Researchers have catalogued dozens of new marine species found in the depths of Australia's most remote waters. The result is a window into a rarely glimpsed world.
www.abc.net.au
June 10, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Scientists discover 149 new marine species off Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Back to building Australia’s future.
May 5, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Back to building Australia’s future.
Australia's cyber security co-ordinator just dropped what I think will be a very useful reaction meme
April 23, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Australia's cyber security co-ordinator just dropped what I think will be a very useful reaction meme
Future gold medal winner for Australia's breakdancing team
July 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Future gold medal winner for Australia's breakdancing team
Australia’s definitely-gonna-happen submarine deal.
June 12, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Australia’s definitely-gonna-happen submarine deal.
Australia’s been amazing
February 28, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Australia’s been amazing
Fun fact: Australia's biggest export is
boomerangs.
It's also their biggest import.
boomerangs.
It's also their biggest import.
May 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Fun fact: Australia's biggest export is
boomerangs.
It's also their biggest import.
boomerangs.
It's also their biggest import.
Australia's roster is 100% made of Fuckboy Boyfriend
July 3, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Australia's roster is 100% made of Fuckboy Boyfriend
FACT: The gas industry uses more gas running their own export terminals than Australia's entire manufacturing industry.
82% of Australia's gas is used for exports. #auspol
82% of Australia's gas is used for exports. #auspol
January 10, 2025 at 1:22 AM
FACT: The gas industry uses more gas running their own export terminals than Australia's entire manufacturing industry.
82% of Australia's gas is used for exports. #auspol
82% of Australia's gas is used for exports. #auspol
The Bourke's Parrot is truly beautiful, a dusk feeder from Australia's outback whose salmon-pink chest hides it perfectly against desert sand.
September 2, 2026 at 8:41 AM
The Bourke's Parrot is truly beautiful, a dusk feeder from Australia's outback whose salmon-pink chest hides it perfectly against desert sand.
‘Succulent Chinese meal’ speech added to Australia’s National Film and Sound Archive
‘Succulent Chinese meal’ speech added to Australia’s National Film and Sound Archive
Jack Karlson’s rallying cry of ‘democracy manifest’ added to national collection of sound recordings that hold historical, cultural and aesthetic significance
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Thirty-five years ago, when Jack Karlson was hauled into a police car outside a Chinese restaurant in Queensland, he couldn’t have known his bombastic speech would be watched by millions around the world, become a meme and now, be preserved for ever in Australia’s National Film and Sound Archive.
Karlson’s declaration – “Gentlemen, this is democracy manifest! … What is the charge? Eating a meal? A succulent Chinese meal?” – is one of nine pieces of audio that have been added to the NFSA’s Sounds of Australia collection this year, along with a pedestrian crossing signal and Missy Higgins’ 2004 hit Scar. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
March 30, 2026 at 2:05 PM
‘Succulent Chinese meal’ speech added to Australia’s National Film and Sound Archive
G'day from a few of Australia's finest 🐨
January 16, 2026 at 12:11 AM
G'day from a few of Australia's finest 🐨
Why is it that Australia’s biggest cultural exports are wildly successful children’s entertainment and the most fucked up horror movies you’ve ever seen?
November 15, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Why is it that Australia’s biggest cultural exports are wildly successful children’s entertainment and the most fucked up horror movies you’ve ever seen?
Yo, did Australia’s right wing party ALSO lose BOTH the election AND their leader’s seat in parliament?
Hilarious.
🇨🇦 🤜🏻🤛🏻 🇦🇺
Hilarious.
🇨🇦 🤜🏻🤛🏻 🇦🇺
May 3, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Yo, did Australia’s right wing party ALSO lose BOTH the election AND their leader’s seat in parliament?
Hilarious.
🇨🇦 🤜🏻🤛🏻 🇦🇺
Hilarious.
🇨🇦 🤜🏻🤛🏻 🇦🇺
If Australia's not in for a US war, that kind of says it all.
Australia says it will not send naval ships to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Infrastructure Minister Catherine King said the Australian government has not been asked to contribute and will not deploy vessels despite the waterway’s importance.-ABC
Infrastructure Minister Catherine King said the Australian government has not been asked to contribute and will not deploy vessels despite the waterway’s importance.-ABC
March 16, 2026 at 12:37 AM
If Australia's not in for a US war, that kind of says it all.
Scott Morrison’s unilateral decision to cancel Australia’s French submarine contract to pursue AUKUS will surely go down as one of the worst political decisions in Australia’s history #auspol
March 1, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Scott Morrison’s unilateral decision to cancel Australia’s French submarine contract to pursue AUKUS will surely go down as one of the worst political decisions in Australia’s history #auspol
Welcome to Australia's great natural wonder!
December 10, 2024 at 11:19 AM
Welcome to Australia's great natural wonder!