Here’s my latest addition to the Australian vocab list I’m building onsite here. As always, any Aussies out there may feel free to contribute a word or phrase that Australian Dads are likely to use.
E is for -

Esky - a portable cooling case, mainly used for beer, picnic lunches and … beer.

F is for -

fair dinkum - true, real, [...]

Still more Aussie idioms to help you decode Australian blogs and other media.
C

Cactus: not functioning, ruined, messed up, dead. [e.g. Oh no! The TV's cactus! How am I going to watch the cricket?!]
Chrissie: Christmas. Aussies love turning the end of words into an “ee” sound… No it’s not babyish!
Chunder: vomit, both noun and verb.
Crook: sick, [...]

Bail: To leave or abandon a situation especially when it gets difficult.
Barby or Barbie: Not the doll of the same name, but a short-hand for “barbeque”. This only gets confusing when you ask your (Australian) daughter to put some burgers on the barbie.
Bloke: A male person; a guy. When used of children, one must say “little bloke” and [...]

Ok, an admission: I’m Australian. And proud of it. This means that in a global medium like a blog, if I write like I speak, I’m prone to drop in Aussie idioms that mean nothing (& sound wierd) to blokes (men) from other countries.
So let’s slowly work our way through the Australian language a letter at [...]