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Australian pianist Philip Eames was invited to perform Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue with the North Chesire Wind Orchestra, in Manchester.

THE WHOLE MEAL | A new column from food blogger Ally Juchnevicius will explore healthy living and eating in London. Over the coming weeks Ally will sort the myths from the must-dos, the food fantasies from the facts, in order to help you buy smart and eat well.

What’s involved in a Retro-Psyche-Surf-Bollywood band performance? GEORGIA DAWES gets set to head along to Aussie outfit The Bombay Royale at London's The Village Underground on 17 July with her dancing shoes to find out.

Aussie band, Amity Affliction has just announced their headline tour, visiting eight locations across the UK including London Manchester, Birmingham and more.

The legendary entertainer Barry Humphries and his well-known alter-egos — inebriated cultural attaché the Honorable Sir Les Patterson, Sandy Stone and irrepressible Dame Edna Everage — will bid adieu to their London fans at the iconic London Palladium with a farewell tour Eat, Pray, Laugh!.

With a surfeit of Australian acts on the menu at this years Glastonbury festival, the only question on many minds was - how do we see them all? From Iggy Azalea to Jagwar Ma to Scott and Charlene’s Wedding, all eyes were on the Aussies.

REVIEW | In choosing challenging and little-known opera Maometto Secondo, and Australian mezzo-soprano Caitlin Hulcup as Calbo, Garsington Opera’s bet has well and truly paid off.

The Sydney Children’s Choir will be performing in London on 19 and 20 June as part of their longest International tour to date.

With Midnight Juggernauts about to launch ‘a sonic assault’ on London on 8 July, drummer Daniel Stricker catches up with ALEX BRUCE-SMITH to talk modern technology and Serge Gainsbourg.

GLASTONBURY 2013 | From the pyramid stage to wonderful stalls serving homemade cider the world’s biggest festival Glastonbury had it all, including an Australian rap-star by the name of Iggy Azalea.

GLASTONBURY 2013 | The sound of rain kicks off the first day of music at Glastonbury Festival 2013.

Glastonbury Festival 2013 has kicked of, with 120,000 revellers descending on Somerset. Check out our photo album of all the rain-soaked action from Day 1.

Dusty Limits, aka Mr Dorian Black, singer, comic and compere and has been called a “trailblazer” on the UK cabaret circuit. He is also originally from Australia. Here he tells us ‘what’s with the accent’ ahead of his Soho Theatre show.

Last night psychedelic Australian rockers Tame Impala wowed fans at Hammersmith Apollo with an engaging and immersive performance.

The hash tag #knittingsongs, began trending in Australia earlier today, after Julia Gillard featured in an Australian Women’s Weekly photo shoot knitting a toy kangaroo for the Royal baby.

An Australian film about a young indigenous boy defending his land against the threat of the mining industry is among a series of cutting edge movies screening as part of London's 2013 East End Film Festival.

Missed out on tickets for Wimbledon? Pop into new grill restaurant Hot Pink and find an entirely different reason to make the journey to Wimbledon.

Fresh from touring their native Australia with psychedelic rockers Tame Impala, Melbourne trio Midnight Juggernauts return with a new album Uncanny Valley and a gig at London’s Hoxton Square Bar on 8 July.

A YouTube clip of a Channel Nine Today show Australian reporter fleeing from a rampaging rooster is enjoying new life online, after being discovered by UK radio station Capital FM.

A contemporary theatre production currently playing at the Ovalhouse explores race relations and multiculturalism in Australia, from Captain Cook’s historic first encounter with indigenous people, through to National Sorry Day.

REVIEW | The Glyndebourne production of Falstaff, directed by Australian Sarah Fahie, is full of strong vocal performances and theatrical aplomb.

INTERVIEW | Having toured as part of Sarah Blasko’s band, Ben Fletcher knows great music. Now, with his own debut solo album just released in the UK, he reflects on his 20 year journey with GEORGE KATRALIS.

FULL INTERVIEW | After touring with the likes of Sarah Blasko, Ben Fletcher has produced his very own debut solo album - Upon Ayr. Fletcher talks with George Katralis about his 20 year journey.

REVIEW | Performing in the Spiegeltent at the London Wonderground, Beyond by Australian company Circa presents a variety of circus acts, but the strength of one performer steals the show.

The Western Australia’s European Office celebrated the founding day of Western Australia by hosting a WA wine tasting event at the Australian High Commission last week.

REVIEW | Chimerica at Almeida Theatre is a captivating rollercoaster for the heart and mind, a play which explores the changing fortunes of two countries through the lens of a single photograph.

This summer, Rekorderlig, the cider brand known for their fruity drinks, are bringing the taste of summer to London’s Victoria Park with a Swedish inspired Midsummer House.

Lifeguard and star of reality program Bondi Rescue Trent Maxwell has been named 2013 CLEO Bachelor of the Year, beating out hot favourite Darren McMullen to claim the title and $10 000(AUD) in prize money.

REVIEW | Four circus performers test the limits of human strength and fragility in Knee Deep, the debut for Australian contemporary company Casus currently playing at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith.

At Paramount, the term High Tea is applied literally, as a lavish afternoon spread is enjoyed with 360 degree views of London.

Three Australian architecture practices will exhibit in the showcase exhibition, Atlas of the Unbuilt World, during this year’s London Festival of Architecture.

Tim Minchin’s Matilda the Musical failed to pick up the top Tony Awards on Sunday, with Cyndi Lauper’s Kinky Boots strutting off with the big gongs.

REVIEW | Happy New at Trafalgar Studios, by Australian playwright Brendan Cowell, is full of raw emotion and an undertone of restless aggression. It is a brutal exploration of how humans operate in modern Australian society, that sucks in the audience by virtue of proximity and off the back of...

The Taste of London Festival in Regent’s Park on 20-23 June is packed full of produce, products and sneak peeks into London’s top restaurants. A foodie heaven you don’t have to wait for.

WHAT'S ON | A BBQ with a comedy show on the side? Sounds pretty Australian to us. Check out The Invisible Dot’s BBQ previews season of Edinburgh Fringe shows, including Australian comic Claudia O’Doherty on Wednesday 12 June 2013.

Elliot Wheeler, film composer and music arranger, has applied his prodigious skills to his own creation with his debut album The Long Time. He talks to BONNIE GARDINER about drawing inspiration from iconic films, including his latest — Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby.

An Australian female director, SOPHIE MATHISEN, answers the question being asked the world over: where are the female directors? Sophie is currently working on her first feature film, DRAMA.

REVIEW | Margaret Evison's Death of a Soldier - A Mother's Story is a book that needed to be written. It goes beyond the headlines and strips away the veneer to show what it is really like on active service in Afghanistan, and just as importantly, the mother of one.

INTERVIEW | Australian mezzo-soprano and musical all-rounder Caitlin Hulcup talks to WILL FITZGIBBON ahead of her performance as Calbo in Gioachino Rossini’s opera Maometto secondo at Garsington Opera.

REVIEW | The intimate Hoxton Hall provides a unique setting for Airealism’s The Bleeding Hearts Circus.

If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the Kitchen Party. ‘Russian Revels’ offers an intimate and challenging interactive dining experience, wrapped up in 1920s Soviet glamour.

FACE THE FESTIVAL 2013 | Have you got festival fever? We've got the ultimate guide to the music festival season for 2013. All the best music festivals from London, the UK and Europe, all in one handy location. Plus, win tickets to festivals in Spain, Portugal and London. Find out...

Combining dance, story-telling, live music and filmscapes, Shield is a humorous, physical and delicate journey to a fragile land where identity, diversity and love are re-imagined. It is on at Ovalhouse from 11-29 June.

The Britain-Australia Society and the Western Australian European Office will host a WA wine tasting event at the Australian High Commission on Thursday 13 June to celebrate the founding day of Western Australia.

Melbourne’s finest genre-busting, multi-platinum collective The Cat Empire are back, and they’re heading to the UK. With 60 shows across three continents, The Cat Empire will play a number of UK dates in October, including a London performance at the Brixton Academy.

INTERVIEW | Ever dreamt of running away with the circus? Australian circus artist Emelia Holdaway has made this dream a reality for the stars of circus art group Airealism in their latest show, The Bleeding Hearts Circus, showing at Hoxton Hall.

Coming to the Southbank Centre this June, ‘Untrained’, a new show from Australian dance company Lucy Guerin Inc. sees two professional dancers performing alongside two men with zero dance training.

INTERVIEW | Multi-award winning Australian writer, actor and director Brendan Cowell is set to premiere his play Happy New in London’s West End. He talks to PAUL BLEAKLEY about chickens, childhood and modern media.

Circa, the highly acclaimed Australian contemporary circus company are touring the UK throughout May and June with two very distinct shows: Beyond and How Like An Angel.

IT was windy at the Archerfield Aerodrome in Brisbane on Friday February 19, 1937 when the mail-plane bound for Sydney took off on its usual route.