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With all the Olympics excitement in London at the moment, it's very easy to forget that there is a world out there beyond the medal chasing supreme beings that are our national Olympians.

Performing in the UK and Europe was the perfect opportunity for Australian band Hungry Kids of Hungary to test drive songs for their upcoming album.

CHRIS’S KITCHEN | This week saw me taking a SOS phone call from my good mate Phil Hemmings to rescue a special night with his lady.

Australian singer-songwriter Prita Grealy’s intimate gig on 3 July at The Troubadour Club— a private cellar beneath The Troubadour Cafe in Earls Court - was a testament to why European audiences are sitting up and taking notice of this captivating musician from Fremantle.

After a successful tour in Europe, Geelong-based theatre company Back to Back are back in Australia but still looking to reclaim the swastika with their elephant-headed deity and a theatre group of stars.

AUSTRALIAN hip-hop group Bliss N Eso have made the big trip to London this summer for their first ever headline show in the United Kingdom.

REVIEW: Thirty years on, the passion and potency Cold Chisel displayed at the Shepherd's Bush Empire left me wondering what kind of dynamite they packed back in the 80s.

It's only the largest arts and cultural event on the planet

"All the way from the suburban backwaters of Australia and direct from a string of sell out shows in London, comes a full throttle, high octane game show with balls. It's bingo, but don't bring your Grandma."

Among the humour and laughs at the Edinburgh Fringe Fest this year will be an inspiring and emotional story of Aussie survival that charts the horrific ‘Black Saturday’ bushfires of 2009.

Fringe favourites of the highest mark.

Inspired by 'mussels from Brussels', our resident Aussie chef in London pops over to Europe to give us a very simple and tasty dish to die for.

Hilarious Australian comedian Heath Franklin and his infamous comedy character - Chopper - impart some advice ahead of this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

What do you do if you find out you’re the subject of online erotic fan fiction co-starring a famous Australian soap star? You could try to get it taken down. You could be chuffed and forward it to all your mates. Or you could create a comedy show around it...

One of London's best comedy venues, The Good Ship at Kilburn, are running Edinburgh Preview Shows throughout July and on Monday 16 July are hosting an all-Australian stand-up special, with Preview shows from three top Aussie comics.

Australian singer and musician Gurrumul has cancelled his forthcoming European performances due to ill health.

Hundreds of expat Australians crammed into the Shepherd's Bush Empire last night to watch legendary Australian rock band Cold Chisel. Check out photos from the gig and photos of the excited Aussie crowd.

Kylie Minogues reunion with old Neighbour’s lover Jason Donavan has been cancelled at the PWL Hit Factory live concert in Hyde Park due to extreme weather conditions

The usher welcoming us into the theatre looks a lot like the comic Lawrence Leung we’ve come to see tonight. He then takes off his black shirt and tells us he’ll go behind the curtain and we can all cheer him on. The penny drops, it is him. A nice...

Vote now for your favourite Cold Chisel classics of all-time. Will it be 'Khe Sahn'? Or maybe 'Flame Trees'? How about 'Forever Now' or a bit of 'Cheap Wine'? Don't miss your chance to make Aussie music history and vote for 'the best'.

With Cold Chisel set to play their first northern hemisphere dates in almost 30 years, Ian Moss chatted to TIM MARTIN about what it’s like being back on the road, how Cold Chisel could have been as big as AC/DC and how you don’t always need to be the best...

When a new commercial promoting Australian tourism was launched last month featuring the music of Dewayne Everettsmith, the question most were left asking was: "Who the bloody hell is he?"

CHRIS’S KITCHEN | AUSTRALIA, being one of the great culinary leaders of the world for modern food, leaves no doubt that your choice for a good old salad around the barbie has reached new heights.

She's not shy but she is retiring, and Dame Edna Everage has similar advice for how Julia Gillard might boost her popularity: "Retirement, I'm afraid."

With their latest album Drinking From The Sun in the bag, the Hilltop Hoods are gearing up for a massive UK/European summer with their Speaking In Tongues tour. Ahead of the first show in London on Wednesday, PHOEBE LEE got the chance to talk to MC Pressure about the new...

Fresh from the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Aussie funnyman Lawrence Leung returns to London's Soho Theatre with his new, adventurous and "beautifully told" one man comedy show - Beginning. Middle. End.

c, the one-woman play by Australian born Nellie McQuinn will appear on a London stage next month, as personal tribute to her best friend, Christie Cunningham, who died when she was sixteen.

CHRIS’S KITCHEN | IT is pretty much a given that us Aussies love a good steak. And usually, we love one at least once a week. Luckily for any Australians living in London, the UK has some of the finest beef on offer. With all the lush green pastures around,...

It has been announced that Australia’s musical darlings, The Temper Trap, will play a free concert in Hyde Park during the Olympics as part of the BT London Live festival.

CHRIS’S KITCHEN | This week’s recipe is a homegrown French classic with a twist of English thrown in the mix.

James Morrison, Australia’s international jazz virtuoso and ‘master of brass’ will join acclaimed London Brass musicians in a special UK concert to demonstrate the versatility of brass and show off the skills of each talented player.

With the closing of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and Trooping The Colour ceremonies, all eyes from around the globe now turn to London for the 2012 Summer Olympic festivities. However we present the top 5 things to do in London this summer that are NOT the Olympics

The Temper Trap announce a major European tour for September-October, concluding with a performance at London’s HMV Hammersmith Apollo.

Glastonbury 2013 is definitely on, as announced today on the official website, and registration for tickets has been opened.

London's Old Royal Naval College is the stunning setting for the theatrical and dramatic performances BT River of Music is bringing from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | A Ding Dong welcome back for a Melbourne institution as well as Mr Molly Meldrum, and a sad hooroo from an Aussie music maestro in London.

The Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery has opened its latest exhibition of Indigenous art featuring the artists of Ampilatwatja.

Garsington Opera's performance of L'Olimpiade at Wormsley is a musical delight and successfully comic, thanks in no small part to Australian director David Freeman.

There was a time, not so long ago, when you entered a British pub and the best you could hope for was relics of an English past. But these days, thanks to the creativity of Aussies, bars across the UK now have something of the surf about them.

CHRIS’S KITCHEN | It's time to indulge in the sensational British summer strawberries.

REVIEW | We scored a poll spot for Hungry Kids of Hungary, who are from Brisbane Later, we did meet some people from Hungary who turned up because of the name and were surprised to see so many Aussies there.

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | The Australian bill for Edinburgh Fringe is taking shape while back home The Beach Boys are set to ride a wave of nostalgia and an unknown Tassie singer takes us to the world.

If 21 years ago The Wiggles had any idea they would still be performing to pre-schoolers around the world today a few things may have been done differently, according to Red Wiggle Murray Cook. There may have been a female Wiggle and Murray may have chosen a different colour skivvy.

During a grand event staged in front of Buckingham Palace, international artists representing each decade of the Queen's reign will perform, with Kylie Minogue and Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu representing Australia.

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | In England, it never rains it pours - so in the midst of our live music gluttony spare a thought for our compatriots back home who don’t get this pick or value for money.

CHRIS’S KITCHEN | With the warm, summery weather comes the need for tasty, summery dishes and our Aussie chef in London has deemed it the right time to let us in on some foodie trade secrets.

Full list of the major Queen's Diamond Jubilee events in London, including the Thames Boat Procession and Jubilee Concert plus where to watch the celebration on big screens.

Queensland-based illustrator and artist Caroline Magerl has returned home to Australia after exhibiting at the fourth annual Parallax Art Fair in Chelsea.

Steven McRae, Australian Principal Dancer with the Royal Ballet, starred in the Royal Opera House's performance of La Fille Mal Gardee as it was broadcast to hundreds of cinema screens worldwide.

New Australian film, Blame, centres around a high school music teacher, Bernard (Damian de Montemas), who is suddenly attacked in his home by five young mates who are keen on revenge following the suicide of their friend Alice (Saskia Hampele).