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packing it
nervous and/or scared

paddock
field

paddock bash
driving off road by force, mainly as a form of entertainment

paddy bash
abbreviation of paddock bash

parcel
package

pash
a passionate kiss

Pat Malone
rhyming slang for alone

pavlova
a traditional Australian dessert, a cream and fruit filled meringue case

pearler
something great

perve
to observe a member of the opposite sex

Petro special
a low blow, named after one of my best mates Nathan Pietrowiec (this is a personal joke but I just want it to become more well-known)

petrol
abbreviation of petroleum

petrol station
gas station

phone box
phone booth

Piccadilly
rhyming slang for chilly

piddly
little and meaningless

pie
see meat pie

pie floater
peas mixed into a meat pie

piece of p*ss
something easy

pikelet
small pancake

pinch
to steal

p*ss up
to drink alcohol

p*ssed
drunk

pixies
see away with the pixies

plates of meat
rhyming slang for feet

plonk
to put

pluto pup
corn dog

pokies
abbreviation of poker machines

pollie/polly
abbreviation of politician

pom/pommie/pommy
an Englishman

pong
a bad smell

poof
abbreviation of poofter

poofter
a male homosexual

pop
grandfather

pork and bean
rhyming slang for queen

port
a suitcase

postie/posty
abbreviation of postman

pram
a stroller

prang
a car accident

prawn
what Americans know as shrimp

pressie/prezzie
abbreviation of present

pub
a bar or tavern

pub crawl
going from pub to pub in the same night

puffed
exhausted

pull your head in
telling someone to mind their own business

pull your socks up
telling someone to get their act together

punch Mundine out of the ring
to defecate

push bike
a bicycle

put a damper
to bring down the mood

put the acid on
to ask someone for a favour

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