“Matilda” is the Australian National Dictionary’s (AND) Word of the Year for 2023. It is a very old Australianism (word usages originating in Oz), best known down under for the song “Waltzing Matilda” ...

Though the title of the song sounds like it’s about a dance with someone named Matilda, it’s actually born of an Australian style of poetry called a “bush ballad”—slang in the country for traveling on ...

Australians are smashing viewing records as they watch their team, The Matildas, advance in the Women's World Cup. But for some women, it's a bittersweet moment. The U.S. team is out of the Women's ...