Australian English dictionary

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• icy pole

  noun

  A frozen flavoured ice on a stick.

  The kids wanted icy poles after school.

• IDCARE

  noun

  A free national service that helps people respond to identity theft and scams.

  IDCARE helped her secure her accounts.

• identity theft

  noun

  When someone uses your personal details to commit fraud.

  Shred old documents to reduce the risk of identity theft.

• if it's flooded, forget it

  phrase

  A safety slogan warning people never to drive, ride or walk through floodwater.

  Remember: if it's flooded, forget it.

• imbo

  nouninsult

  An informal insult meaning imbecile or fool.

  Only an imbo would leave the gate open.

• ImmiAccount

  noun

  The Department of Home Affairs online account used to apply for and manage visas.

  Upload the documents to your ImmiAccount.

• immunisation

  noun

  Protecting a person against a disease, usually with a vaccine.

  Childhood immunisation records may be checked by childcare centres.

• immunisation history statement

  noun

  An official record of a child's vaccinations, often needed for childcare or school enrolment.

  The childcare centre asked for an immunisation history statement.

• incident report

  noun

  A written record of an accident, injury or near miss at work.

  Fill in an incident report straight after the accident.

• income statement

  noun

  A yearly summary from your employer of your pay and tax withheld, available in myGov.

  Your income statement will be marked tax ready in July.

• incoming passenger card

  noun

  A form travellers complete when arriving in Australia, including questions about goods they carry.

  Fill in the incoming passenger card honestly.

• independent contractor

  noun

  A person who runs their own business and is paid to do work for clients, rather than being an employee.

  As an independent contractor, he invoices clients and pays his own tax.

• infringement notice

  noun

  An official notice of a fine for breaking a rule, such as a traffic or parking offence.

  You can pay the infringement notice online.

• inspection

  noun

  Scheduled check of a rental property or property available to rent.

  We're attending a rental inspection on Saturday.

• insurance excess

  noun

  The amount you pay yourself when you make an insurance claim.

  The insurance excess on my policy is $800.

• Intensive English Centre

  noun

  A school program that teaches English to newly arrived students before they join regular classes.

  Her daughter spent two terms at an Intensive English Centre.

• interest-only loan

  noun

  A loan arrangement under which payments initially cover interest rather than reducing principal.

  The broker explained an interest-only loan.

• invitation to apply

  noun

  A notice that lets a person apply for certain skilled visas after an expression of interest.

  She received an invitation to apply last month.

• invoice number

  noun

  A reference number used to identify a particular invoice.

  Quote the invoice number when paying.

• jackaroo

  noun

  A young man working on a sheep or cattle station to gain experience.

  He worked as a jackaroo in Queensland.

• jillaroo

  noun

  A young woman working on a sheep or cattle station to gain experience.

  She spent a year as a jillaroo.

• job ad

  noun

  An advertisement for a job vacancy.

  The job ad asked for weekend availability.

• job interview

  noun

  A meeting where an employer asks questions to decide whether to hire you.

  Prepare examples of your skills for the job interview.

• JobSeeker Payment

  noun

  A Centrelink income support payment for eligible people who are looking for work.

  She received JobSeeker Payment while looking for work.

• joey

  noun

  A young marsupial, especially a kangaroo or wallaby.

  The joey peeked out of its mother's pouch.