They pride themselves on being fair dinkum and always telling the deadset truth, mate.
So Australia's latest campaign to convince Britons to emigrate was never going to be subtle.
Officials from one of the country's states have launched a series of newspaper ads to entice us to its capital, Adelaide.
Under the headings "Sod London House Prices", "Screw Working in Staines", "Stuff London Traffic" and "Bugger it, I'm off to Adelaide", the adverts promise a life in paradise.
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The campaign also unashamedly flags up the low cost of housing on the other side of the world.
A three-bedroom house with double garage and swimming pool at Aldinga Beach, just 35 minutes' drive from Adelaide, costs £111,500.
The campaign claims Adelaide is one of the world's least expensive cities, has the lowest rents, average summer temperatures of 28c and winter temperatures of 16c. Although the state is four times the size of Britain it has a population of just 1.58million.
Sauce.
Loads of hype there, of course, but the discerning reader will know to ignore it. Nevertheless, speaking as an Aussie who has a house in Adelaide and will be moving back home Down Under at the end of this year, I think it's a good time to go if you're considering a change of scene.
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