Democracy sausage, shoey, smashed avo? The Australian National Dictionary Centre names our word of the year

By Karen Hardy
Updated December 14 2016 - 8:13am, first published 7:47am
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull had a sausage when he visited Sydney Truck and Machinery in Sydney in June. Photo: Andrew Meares
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull had a sausage when he visited Sydney Truck and Machinery in Sydney in June. Photo: Andrew Meares
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten eats a sausage in a roll with onion and tomato sauce during the election campaign. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten eats a sausage in a roll with onion and tomato sauce during the election campaign. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

The humble sausage could well have changed the political history of Australia in 2016.

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