The Australian accent is really difficult, especially as most people don’t get access to it through media like they do with the American accent. Don’t be ashamed to ask people to say something again. Reasonable people will understand the problem. Watch some Australian tv without the subtitles on to train your ear. The ABC has a lot of good series that you can watch such as The Newsreader, Jack Irish, and Seachange. All these series have people with strong accents and will help train your ear. Good luck!
The Australian accent is really difficult, especially as most people don’t get access to it through media like they do with the American accent. Don’t be ashamed to ask people to say something again. Reasonable people will understand the problem. Watch some Australian tv without the subtitles on to train your ear. The ABC has a lot of good series that you can watch such as The Newsreader, Jack Irish, and Seachange. All these series have people with strong accents and will help train your ear. Good luck!