I am quite familiar with the Australian accent (my dad is from Australia), and standard British accent (from too many friends). I can imitate both accents fairly well.
There are lots of differences between these two accents. Here is quickest way I've found to tell whether a person is from Australia or the UK:
Ask them to say "Australian". Australians often pronounce it as "Strine", while the British may pronounce every syllable.
However, if you are watching TV or a movie, you probably need another way to figure it out.
Instead of telling you how to discriminate between them, I will try to teach you how to actually speak in these accents.
It's all about where your vowels resonate!
If you already are speaking in a British accent, you just need to move the resonating space to the back of your mouth, near your soft palate. Try to feel the sound at the back of your mouth and add a bit of a nasal sound. Then you will get the basic sound of an Australian accent.
If you already are speaking in "Strine" (Australian accent), you just need to bring the resonating space to the front of your mouth, right between your teeth. Try to feel the sound at the front of your mouth, almost like it's right between your teeth. Then you will get the basic sound of a British accent.
After you understand the basic sounds of these accents, you will be able to tell the differences between these accents better. Then you can start to learn about what you hear from shows, movies, or Australian or British friends.
If you can speak in these accents, you will have no problem hearing the differences.
I apologize if some of you are not familiar with the concept of "resonating space", which I have mentioned in several of my answers. However, this is the key to speaking in almost all the English accents. Taking voice (singing) lessons is a good way to understand this concept. The following diagram may also help.
Here is my answer to a related question. 澳大利亚式英语有什么特点？ - 栗子的回答 - 澳微帮
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对英音，特别是对澳音的认识有限，也是来英国以后才慢慢体会到英国这个小岛国上的口音其实是千差万别，除了伦敦音和RP，经常听的种类越多，但是认识不够深刻（比如时间不够长），越觉得自己无法快速识别。在我听来，不太强烈的爱尔兰腔和苏格兰腔，和非常重的英格兰腔，都会和澳洲腔有点像。
那么到底怎么分呢？我反正就牢记澳音的个别特征：
以上。
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I am quite familiar with the Australian accent (my dad is from Australia), and standard British accent (from too many friends). I can imitate both accents fairly well.
There are lots of differences between these two accents. Here is quickest way I've found to tell whether a person is from Australia or the UK:
However, if you are watching TV or a movie, you probably need another way to figure it out.
Instead of telling you how to discriminate between them, I will try to teach you how to actually speak in these accents.
It's all about where your vowels resonate!
I apologize if some of you are not familiar with the concept of "resonating space", which I have mentioned in several of my answers. However, this is the key to speaking in almost all the English accents. Taking voice (singing) lessons is a good way to understand this concept. The following diagram may also help.
Here is my answer to a related question.
澳大利亚式英语有什么特点？ - 栗子的回答 - 澳微帮
I hope my sharing helps.
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