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How multiculturalism is changing the way we speak

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Ahead of the Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year announcement on 15 January 2018, SBS News takes a look at how language in Australia is changing. Australia is more culturally diverse than ever before. Nearly half of the population were either born overseas or have a parent born overseas, according to the latest census data. And as our diversity continues to evolve, so too does our language.


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Ahead of the Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year announcement on 15 January 2018, SBS News takes a look at how language in Australia is changing. Australia is more culturally diverse than ever before. Nearly half of the population were either born overseas or have a parent born overseas, according to the latest census data. And as our diversity continues to evolve, so too does our language.



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