27 Jan, 2026
If there's one thing that defines Australian rural work culture, it's the art of the nickname. Whether you're a ringer, chopper pilot, labourer or working on a mine site, chances are you've either got a nickname or you've given one to someone else. And let's be honest – they're rarely flattering.
We recently asked our RFTTE community to share the best (and worst) nicknames they've come across in their working lives, and boy, did you...