Relationship of standard to non-standard Australian English

Question 1

SAE NOT NEEDED
Tasmanian Senator joined rally against the proposed building of $715m Macquarie Point stadium

Answer 1

“Tasmanians have had a bloody gutful over your stadium and you can stick it up your bum” (bloody - diminutive, gutful and bum - colloquialism

Question 2

SAE NOT NEEDED
60-year-old man attacked by saltwater crocodile in Northern Territory

Answer 2

“saw the croc and tried to warn another man which diverted the saltie back to him” (croc - shortening, saltie - diminutive)

Question 3

SAE NEEDED
NSW government

Answer 3

“wash your hands with soap and water or use an alochol-based hand sanitisier” (SAE needed to be appropriate)

Question 4

SAE NEEDED
NSW polie force recruitment branch post on X advertising recruitment to youth

Answer 4

“we have pew pews drie wee woo cars and do other cool stuff” (elision of conjunctions and function words, onomatopoeia)

Question 5

SAE NOT NEEDED FORMAL SETTINGS
Masterchef Australia S15 2023

Answer 5

Judge announced to one of the contestants “bloody oath that apple has some zing” (bloody oath - aus colloquial collocation)