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Orright you lot, it’s time to talk about where the language of the Australian summer came from. You know the stuff: the barbies with a snag and an esky, an Akubra on your scone, then maybe a dip in your budgie smugglers or burkini (don’t forget to slip, slop, slap).
As linguists Howard Manns and Kate Burridge explain, much of Australian summer language derives from two landscapes: the beach and the bush. Whether it’s the boardies and spunkrats of the beach, or the swags and billies of the bush, the words we have used to describe this time of year speak to both the harsh beauty of the landscape and our determination to come up with derivatives for pretty much anything. So have a little stickybeak at what they have to say – and have a happy new year while you’re at it. Onyas!
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Amanda Dunn
Section Editor: Politics + Society
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Howard Manns, Monash University; Kate Burridge, Monash University
The Australian summer has provided its own colourful vocabulary over the years, from Spooners to speedos and bush walks to hikes.
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Jayashri Kulkarni, Monash University
After two years of pandemic life, New Year’s resolutions may come with a new intensity.
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Geoff Scollary, Charles Sturt University
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Matthew S. Champion, Australian Catholic University
The calendar helps to give us a map of the shifting revolutions of the seasons, ordering our days. But how did it come about?
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Naja Later, Swinburne University of Technology
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Maggie Brady, Australian National University
South Australia’s Riverland adopted a Swedish system to control the dissemination of alcohol, even as it began the journey to becoming Australia’s biggest wine producer.
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Health + Medicine
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Jeffrey Craig, Deakin University
Genes and environments almost always combine to influence our risk of diseases. Research in twins has helped us understand how.
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Environment + Energy
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Tanya Latty, University of Sydney
Unfortunately, it’s likely you brought them home yourself. Most pantry moth infestations probably start when we inadvertently bring home eggs and caterpillars in our dried foods.
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Katie Pickles, University of Canterbury
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Arts + Culture
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Gregory Camp, University of Auckland
Adapting a stage musical to the big screen is never simple, and can often go disastrously wrong. Here’s our expert’s opinions on what works and what doesn’t.
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Business + Economy
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David Beirman, University of Technology Sydney
Travellers have experienced progressively cheaper air fares since the 1970s. That era may be over.
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