Dr Alexis Harley and Dr Tom Ford like to yabber – that’s a Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung word – and they are both fascinated by the etymologies and lives of the words we use. From Rose Hill’s claim on the Rosella, to the Darug word corrobboree, to the Dumb and Dumber confusion between Austria and Australia, we discover the bizarre and fascinating stories of five words that shaped our country.