Australia's Word of the Year for 2017

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Barnaby Joyce, former Deputy PM. Source: AAP Image/Tracey Nearmy

How do you call a person who is a dual citizen of Australia and New Zealand?

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Published 5 December 2017 2:18pm

Updated 5 December 2017 2:25pm

By Aileen Phillips

Presented by Francesca Valdinoci

Source: SBS

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How do you call a person who is a dual citizen of Australia and New Zealand?

Despite a number of political, cultural and social events that shaped Australia this year, it was one of the biggest, ongoing political stories that's inspired Australia's Word of the Year. And it's Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce that we have to mostly thank for the winning word: "Kwaussie".