Buzz·Posted on 2 Dec 201619 Skills Every Australian Mastered In 2016From cheap avocados to ruined Shapes, it's been quite the year.by Tahlia PritchardBuzzFeed Staff, AustraliaLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. Finding absolute bargains for our avocado toast. Simon R @Rugbysmartarse Bernard salt can pry my smashed avocado from my cold dead hands Sun Oct 16 00:23:25 UTC+0000 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite 2. Taking hipster trends way too far. View this photo on Instagram 3. Perfecting the sausage sizzle after another goddamn election. View this photo on Instagram 4. And really not learning anything from our last few elections. View this post on 5. Mastering the art of giving back to our fellow Aussies. Nine News Brisbane @9NewsBrisbane Anyone lose their wallet? #9News 08:57 AM - 01 Nov 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite 6. Dragging reality TV endings for robbing us once again. BuzzFeed Australia @BuzzFeedOz all the signs were there #BacheloretteAU 10:04 AM - 27 Oct 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite 7. Taking marketing slogans to the next level. Tahlexia ☠️ @tahlexia Australian Marketing at it's finest...Visit the Northern Territory 😂#straya 12:45 PM - 09 Nov 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite 8. Keeping focus on the most important issues at hand. 9. And always honouring the local heroes. 10. Continuing to be photo-ready at big events. DarrenWheels @DarrenWheels Pauline Hanson's One Nation held their annual conference yesterday #auspol #Straya #MelbourneCup #MelbCup… https://t.co/7KIz9LKn2L 02:02 AM - 02 Nov 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite 11. And taking the perfect photo of the not-so-super supermoon. 12. Combining foods that probably should never have been mixed. Charles Brasart, PhD @chuckbraz Just going to leave this here… #vegemite #Straya #WANT #NothingToDoWithLinguistics 02:10 PM - 18 Nov 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite 13. Dragging Arnott's until they reinstated the proper shapes again. 14. Figuring out the best way to mix the Macca's all-day breakfast menu when drunk at 3am. View this photo on Instagram 15. Learning how to shred for other festivals after Stereo was cancelled. 16. Nailing the perfect HSP. View this photo on Instagram 17. Supporting the underdogs all the way. 18. Putting our own spin on Hollywood gossip and dramas. View this photo on Instagram 19. And let's not forget, perhaps the biggest own in all of Australia's history: Forcing celebs to apologise for disrespecting the law. Want more proof that Australia is like no place else on earth? Sign up for BuzzFeed's "Meanwhile in Australia" newsletter! If you can't see the signup box above, just go here to sign up for BuzzFeed's "Meanwhile in Australia" newsletter!