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TRAVEL WRITER WINNER | Homeless in Japan. Two uncoordinated Queensland girls battle the infamous Hokkaido weather in a desperate attempt to get… anywhere. Alison is our Great Travel Writer competition winner for July, and has won a £250 voucher with Topdeck.

The Australian government has contributed $700,000 to refurbishing the Franco Australian Museum in Villers-Bretonneux. The museum honours the contribution of Aussie diggers on the Western Front during World War One.

Experience the London of the silver screen with a trip to Hampstead, where the food is always fresh, the coffee spot on and the cobbled alleyways teaming with people with movie-star good fortune.

Jennifer Guerrini-Maraldi is an Australian art dealer specialising in contemporary abstract act from indigenous outback communities and owner of JGM Art Gallery in Battersea. She is a member of the Indigenous Art Code, an Australian Government initiative to ensure fair trade and ethical treatment of Aboriginal artists.

Although it’s almost a cliché to venture to warmer climates like Mallorca or Corfu for the summer, seeing what Britain's own back yard has to offer is also just as fun.

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.

Australian Julian Assange continues to polarise opinion a year after he sought political asylum, as a recent story concerning his right to sunlight proves. Assange met with Ecuador foreign minister Ricardo Patino at the embassy this morning.

EDINBURGH EXPAT | If part one of our top summer in Scotland activities didn’t help you turn that translucent skin a healthy shade of pink, this week’s best of list should do the trick.

The Australian High Commissioner to the UK, Mike Rann, laid a wreath yesterday in London to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic. Mr Rann told attendees the Allied forces would have lost World War II had they had not achieved victory in the six year-long naval ...

FACE THE FESTIVAL 2013 | Having learnt the hard way about many hidden pitfalls of the British festival during a number of UK summer musical festivals, we feel it our duty to dispense the following Festival To Do List. Here is the Top 5 things to do at a music ...

HONEYMOONING NOMAD | “I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list”

AUSSIE TIMES TOUGH MUDDER ATTEMPT | In a sheer moment of insanity five months ago I signed up for the North London Tough Mudder race. On the weekend of 4-5 May at Boughton House in Kettering, the day of reckoning finally arrived.

A 65-year-old man who disrupted the dawn service at Anzac Cove has been released from custody and won't face charges.

A protester has interrupted the annual dawn service at Anzac Cove at Gallipoli this morning, claiming that Australian police were trying to kill him.

Anzac Day protester interrogated after disrupting dawn service at Gallipoli.

Delicious breakfasts, satisfying portions, expertly presented and efficiently delivered. With quality coffee to precede, and follow (it is a Monday after all), Lantana is an excellent way to start the week.

THE EXPAT FACTOR | Liz Koops is a theatrical entrepreneur who brought sell-out shows Tap Dogs and Priscilla Queen of The Desert to the UK stage. She is managing director of Back Row Productions, winner of 2012 Australian Woman of the Year in the UK and has recently launched a ...

FIT AUSSIE | With the cold weather set to continue, our fit Aussie in London gives you his handy hints to staying healthy, and sane, into spring.

It’s early Saturday morning in London and a look outside the window indicates the prospect of a long, cold, grey and bleak weekend. What’s more, I have £40 left in my bank account and a payday I know is far enough away to mean £30 of that amount needs to ...

POSTCARDS FROM JIMEOIN | Jimeoin is having so much fun on his UK tour he's added another date at Hammersmith Apollo on 23 November. He writes us a postcard from the road, somewhere inbetween Leamington Spa and Newcastle.

EDINBURGH EXPAT | The ‘City of Literature’ tag is perhaps no more appropriate than when referring to the relationship between a city with infamously temperamental weather and those who have the ability to aptly describe it.

AUSSIE TIMES TOUGH MUDDER ATTEMPT | With only 13 weeks until Tough Mudder, it has taken the addition of a personal trainer to our merry crew to finally force this human chocolate hobnob (me) into action. Stay tuned for weekly updates, and read on to join the Aussie Times Tough ...

The recent dustings of snow in Oxford meant either grumbling about the cold (for the locals) or exciting photo snaps to send back home (for the Australians).

BRON IN THE DON | Our resident adventurer visits number 27 on the Timeout London Top 100 — Somerset House — and discovers hours of entertainment hidden in this oasis of calm in the midst of a busy city.

See this year’s Triple J Hottest 100 countdown full list. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’s ‘Thrift Shop’ is the winner of the poll.

AUSTRALIA DAY IN UK | Where were you last Australia Day? And what are your plans this time around? Our writers reflect on their Australia Day experiences, both in the UK and back home, and share their ideas to make this year one to remember.

TOP TEN | Staying in London this Christmas? Say “goodbye” to seafood and backyard cricket, and “hello” to mulled wine, roasts, log fires and ice skating. We've shortlisted our Top Ten Christmas activities in London, so you can make the most of this festive season.

Some of the best sky in world can be seen in Australia's mountains in winter. Titled 'heart tree stars' this shot captures the beauty of the Milky Way from rural Australia.

Billed as the “contemporary art event of the year”, GARETH MOHEN searches for meaning at London’s Freize Art Fair.

We give you a rundown of some of the best films to go and see at FilmFest Australia.

Get excited London Aussies because there is a hot new Australian film fest coming to town!

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 ...

CHRIS’S KITCHEN | Looking at the forecast for this weekend (summer, is that you!?) I have decided to give you my Thai seafood salad recipe and it is a real a cracker.

OBITUARY | Pop legend Robin Gibb, who believed he led a charmed existence with his band the Bee Gees, the fifth biggest selling pop act of all time, has died aged 62.

MUSIC FESTIVALS | Top tips for the UK festival fresher.

MUSIC FESTIVALS | The staff's pick of the greatest British music festivals for 2012.

MUSIC FESTIVALS | The best music festivals in Europe for 2012.

BACK in Oz, before heading to London, I hired a black London cab to chauffeur my dad, my bridesmaids and me to my wedding.

Start getting excited for festival season with our list of the hottest UK musical events of the year.

Legendary acid house rockers The Stone Roses are set to headline V Festival 2012 along with The Killers. Tickets go on sale this Friday.

BRON IN THE DON | London is host to many gorgeous parks, gardens, squares, heaths and commons but the Chelsea Physic Garden is what they call the “secret garden of London”. It’s also #11 on London’s Top 100 list and our resident adventurer had a peek.

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | Has a US yoghurt giant just gone and stolen John Butler’s song 'Zebra' for their Super Bowl commercial? Is Groovin’ the Moo the best festival in Oz? And who are Backpack Sounds?

With snow lying round about London of late, what better time than to hear from SHARON SPENCE LIEB who visited the very snowy polar bear capital of the world.

CHRIS'S KITCHEN | One of the joys of being an Aussie chef in London is the ability to travel easily to Europe and pick up some fabulous culinary tips. Chris Ark gets us in the mood for some French flair with his bouillabaisse.

RIGHT SAID ED | What happens in London, the capital of rain, when a bit of drizzle falls on the tracks? Pandemonium! That's what happens.

Australia Day in London: A guide to the best events, from the formal to the outright debaucherous, for Australian expats and their mates get together for an explosion of green and gold in celebration of the land down under.

It’s change-over time right now in the English capital. As a new flock of Aussies arrive to the joys of London life, many are also leaving. LIAM FLANAGAN found out that’s it is actually much harder to leave than it was to arrive.

From seeing the magestic Northern Lights to sledging with a pack of brawling dogs; Iceland is a world apart.

CHRIS'S KITCHEN | Last week our resident Aussie chef in London Chris Ark gave us his expert tips for the perfect Christmas turkey. Now he gives us trimmings to die for and some yummy compliments to a sumptuous festive feast.

While the streets in the English capital may be beautiful and full of history — they’re also full of lurking dangers.