Pronuncation is short 'a' for both forms

Ah, BYB, but surely you're talking about modern pronunciation, as we can never know how the Romans really said anything. In which case it's another pronunciation that differs either side of the Pond (as does that of status alone).

Brits say stay-tus rather than stattus.

Out of interest (wondering if this is a uniquely Brit thing), which pronunciation do Australasians adopt?