Compliments

Praise for a good bloke, a great sheila or a ripper day.

A better man never stood in two shoes

He is as good a person as you will ever meet.

"A better man never stood in two shoes."

Excellent.

"Ace!"

Excellent. Old-fashioned now and mostly used jokingly.

"Bonza day for it."

Something or someone excellent.

"She's a bottler."

An absolute hero.

"Dead-set legend."

Excellent. Especially common in Aboriginal English.

"Deadly, mate."

Very fit and strong.

"Fit as a Mallee bull. Back on the tractor already."

Well done. Can be sincere or sarcastic depending on tone.

"Good on ya, mate."

Intense or extreme. Can be good or bad.

"That storm last night was hectic."

Excellent.

"You little ripper!"

An attractive person.

"Total spunk."

Courage and fighting spirit, mostly said about sportspeople and teams. Also slang for the heart.

"The team really showed some ticker in the last quarter."

Loyal and thoroughly Australian.

"Course. He's true blue."

You're a good person. Said to thank someone, or to praise them to others.

"I mowed your lawn while you were away."