US words on left
Period… Full Stop
Teeter Totter… for See Saw
Bangs…Fringe
Erbs…Herbs
Sneakers…Trainers
Sweater…Jumper
On and On and On…
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diaper - nappy
tap - faucet
intercourse - root
trump - moron
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Billy Silly 
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Oz has different words too.
Most amusing is thongs for flip-flops
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So a few more words to include in your wordstock and use when appropriate so as to flummox your dialog(ue) 
partner from the US. They’ll appreciate that.
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Lift - Elevator
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Don’t get me started on parts of a car. Trunk, hood, fender, windshield. What is wrong with the proper words for these parts?
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Flat - apartment
Garden - yard
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I love your word for a blow fly … dunny budgie 
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This is a classic, but this interview is as excellent as it was several years ago. As an American, I needed a translator, Google, and a university course on “Straya” culture, but how could you not love these guys:
triple zero
stubbies
singlets
servo
busted a plugger,
and then the name of the fishing team that I had to listen to three times to understand only to be was sorry I looked it up…
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Zucchini / courgette
Egg plant / aubergine
Slacks/Pants / trousers
Smart/Sharp / intelligent
Elegant / smart
Sure / certainly
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I love “aubergine.” It is has such a sophisticated sound to it compared to the ordinary-sounding “eggplant.” 
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Aussie lollies - English sweets
…Tomato Sauce - …Red Sauce
…Repair shop(auto) - …Body shop
…Highway - …Motorway
…Eggplant - …Aubergine
…Capsicum - …Pepper
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So Australians seem to use a mix of UK and US words. No wonder we ,non native, are getting mixed up. I guess we are speaking Australian English without knowing it!
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When I teach English, I often have to keep pointing out to my students the different vocabulary used in British English and American English. I often worry about confusing them. 
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The British say “aubergine” which is the French word for this vegetable. I must admit that when I first heard the name “egg-plant”, I had no idea what it was until I looked it up on Google. I had always known it was called “aubergine” 
I understand it’s because the first ones to appear on the scene were perhaps the oval-shaped ones, hence the “egg” looking veggies.
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So Aussies are famous for wearing FlipFlops (or they were)… now they disown the word.
I remember seeing them on the streets of Shepherds Bush, walking about barefooted, before FlipFlops hit the scene.
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