MELBOURNE, Oct. 28 (UPI) --An Australian speech expert said the country's famous accent can be attributed in part to the drunkenness of the nation's early European settlers. Dean Frenkel, a lecturer ...

One Australian academic has a theory about how the Australian accent developed that is sure to raise a few eyebrows (and, perhaps, a few stubbie holders). Victoria University professor Dean Frenkel ...

Selfie, arvo, brekky — use these words and people will like you more. It's a fact. Well, according to a study by the Australian National University Research School of Psychology's Dr Evan Kidd, who ...

Readers reflect on the country’s many different accents. By Yan Zhuang The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. Sign up to get it by email. Last week, I wrote about ...

Google Assistant hasn't been traveling, but it has picked up some new accents. The voice assistant now has the ability to speak in an Australian or English accent (though Google calls it British). The ...