Pommie b - - - - - -ds are what the Australians usually call us ,,in an affectionate way
Ive heard a few ideas why we are called Poms :
I. from the word Pomegranate because the early Britons went a shocking red after a while in the Australian sun
2: the early convicts to Oz were Prisoners Of His Majesty ( POHM) They had this printed on their shirts