System Spell Checker 'stuck' on American English

Hi,
Running OS X 10.8.3.
I have my language settings set to Australian English. How ever, when typing in system applications such as Mail, or Notes, the OS X System Spell checker is spell checking based on American English.
For example;
when typing an email, it picks up the word "colour" as being spelt incorrectly (with the squiggly red line under the word).
Amerian English = Color
Australian English = Colour
Please see attached pics where i have Australian English set.
Trouble Shooting I have tried;
• verifying & repairing priveliges
• resetting P-RAM
• change language to American English, restarting, setting to Australian English, restarting
Spoke to AppleCare, they basically ended up telling me to re-install the OS.
Any input or ideas would be appreciated. Thanks.

blakkas wrote:
This was already set to Australian English. See my first picture attached in original post.
Sorry, missed that.
I can't duplicate your problem:
Perhaps try setting up a new user account and see if the problem persists when you are logged into that.

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