Why, what have these "Australians" of yours been calling them? The ones I've encountered generally still use the term.
Assuming we're talking about the car, I can't say I've ever heard one called anything but a ute (at least in casual conversation sort of context).
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That eureka feeling, when you've been trying to do something for ages, in my case actual years (Digital painting), and you FINALLY get it. So good.