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Mel Greig, one of the Australian radio DJs involved in the royal prank phone call to a London nurse, is taking legal action against her employer Austereo for failing to maintain a safe workplace.

With a surfeit of sights, sounds and sophisticated relaxed glamour, Copenhagen is a perfect weekend getaway from London. We bring you the best places to eat, sleep and visit in a handy 48 hour introduction to the delights of Denmark.

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.

THE EXPAT FACTOR | This week we chat to musician TARA MINTON. Back in London after headlining the Camac Harp Festival in Geneva, we find out what ex-Melbourneite come Harpist/Pianist/Lyricist/Singer Tara Minton loves about London, misses about home and her plans for the future.

ASTUTE AUSSIE IN LONDON | Is the current shenanigans in the Australian parliament an unhealthy system gone out of hand?

MOVE TO AUSTRALIA | For Europeans, the allure of Oz means better work opportunities and a more balanced lifestyle. Cristina Neagu, a Romanian living in the UK, is planning on joining her British partner in Australia this year. She explains their decision to relocate.

TRAVEL WRITER ENTRY | Months of planning for a European adventure will guarantee everything will go like clockwork, right? As ERIN NATION discovers, even the most carefully-laid plans can fail at the first hurdle.

THE EXPAT FACTOR | Siobhan Reddy is Studio Director of award-winning video games producers Media Molecule, creators of the LittleBigPlanet games franchise. Radio 4 Women’s Hour named her one of the UK’s 100 most influential women alongside the Queen and Home Secretary Theresa May.

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.

This week we bring you a special Monarchy vs Republic feature, with opinion pieces offered from both sides of the debate. Simon Rowell, Marielle Smith and Cal Viney, Co-Chairs of the London Steering Committee on Being Australia(n), discuss the need to re-examine questions of Australian identity and redefine ‘brand’ Australia.

EDINBURGH EXPAT | The sun may be shining in Edinburgh, but here are three great reasons to stay inside with our resident expat’s top picks for the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2013.

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.

A man has been charged in London today after a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Australian artist Ralph Heimans was defaced at Westminster Abbey.

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.

ASTUTE AUSSIE IN LONDON | Systems are a part of life and work. Being aware of the systems you are a part of can help you maximize your performance within it.

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.

SUBCULTURE SLEUTH | Feeling like just another Australian in a sea of familiar faces? Head to Cardiff to ‘throw another shrimp on the barbie’ with the locals.

For a country that invented walking on the left hand side, the English aren’t very good at it.

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

Ben MacCormack moved to London in March 2011 to take on the role of General Manager of AFL Europe to develop the sport of Aussie Rules in Europe and the UK. Since then he’s helped run three Euro Cups, the AFL European Challenge, and met the Queen at Buckingham Palace.

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.

The family of the British nurse, Jacintha Saldanha, who committed suicide days after a prank call by two Australian DJs has slammed the radio station for giving one of the DJs, Michael Christian, a major award.

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.

The awarding of "Top Jock" to Australian DJ Michael Christian, one of the 2DayFM radio jocks embroiled in the UK royal prank call scandal during which nurse Jacintha Saldanha took her own life, has been labelled in "bad taste".

HONEYMOONING NOMAD | When confronted with nine days of no internet, our honeymooning nomad was forced to reassess the true value of technology.

Beautiful beaches, tick. A history as colourful as its landscape, tick. Charming, friendly people and delicious food, bingo. MELISSA TOWNSEND discovers the magical melting pot that is the small Mediterranean nation of Malta.

OPINION | In the wake of yet another racist incident in Australia involving Eddie McGuire and Adam Goodes, PAUL BLEAKLEY asks, is our jokey larrikinism masking a serious cultural problem of casual racism?

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.

EDINBURGH EXPAT | Part one: Our resident expat shares the best places in Edinburgh to soak up that Vitamin D.

Clare Stewart grew up in the small country town of Korumburra in Victoria where a cinema visit was a half-hour drive away and a rare childhood treat. Clare has translated her love of film into a successful 19-year career in the film industry, including five years as Sydney Film Festival ...

The alleged terrorist attack on a soldier outside a Woolwich army barracks yesterday bore several similarities to a 2009 plot in which several men targeted Holsworthy Barracks in south-western Sydney.

ASTUTE AUSSIE IN LONDON | A scripted life could be holding you back from new experiences, as in the quest for comfort and safety we can become so habitual that we become stuck in our ways. Is your predefined script preventing you from living a full life?

SUBCULTURE SLEUTH | In a misguided attempt to embrace the sentiment of spring, our sleuth discovers why bare legs in May are still a London fashion faux pas.

INTERVIEW | Aussie comedy folk rock band The Beards are bringing their message of bearded revolution to London as part of a UK/Europe tour. ALEX IVETT discusses facial hair maintenance with guitarist, Facey McStubblington, ahead of their Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen gig.

Pack your bags because The Menier Chocolate Factory is taking you on a round-the-world trip with their new production Travels With My Aunt. It stars Australian born actor Jonathan Hyde.

THE EXPAT FACTOR | Kelly Lovelady is the founding Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of London’s all-Australian chamber orchestra, Ruthless Jabiru. With an incredible passion for music Kelly has an ambitious creative vision for the orchestra which is on the verge of being realised. The upcoming concert at Australia House ...

ASK ALLEY | We all love Big Ben and the Tower of London but after a while it loses its interest, and going to the same old pubs with your mates on weekends gets a bit dull. Our new columnist shows us four ways to impress your visiting friends with ...

INTERVIEW | Adam Pretty and Ryan Pierse, winner and runner-up of the title of Sport Photographer of the Year at the Sony World Photography Awards in London, talk to Australian Times.

INTERVIEW | Fresh from performing at Australia’s famed Adelaide Fringe Festival and Melbourne’s Spiegeltent, EastEnd Cabaret bring their newfound love of Bundy and Cola back to London’s Soho Theatre with their show Notoriously Kinky.

ASTUTE RADIO | Latest podcasts by Australian Times Business Editor Sepi Roshan.

THE EXPAT FACTOR | Rugby legend Michael Lynagh won the World Cup with the Wallabies and captained the team from 1993-1995. He survived 72 internationals but perhaps his toughest test has been making what he calls a ‘miraculous’ recovery from a life threatening stroke. Now just one year since the ...

TUBE TALK | With all this cold weather I have been thinking of advertising for a winter boyfriend. Yes, that’s right a boyfriend for the winter months. Or at least the spring months that feel like winter.

THE EXPAT FACTOR | Kathy Lette is an Australian author who has lived in London for over 20 years. Kathy has written a number of bestselling books including Puberty Blues, How to Kill Your Husband (and Other Handy Household Hints), To Love, Honour & Betray, Mad Cows and Foetal Attraction. ...

INTERVIEW | Paul Kelly, folksinger, songwriter, Australian music legend. GEORGE KATRALIS talks to the man behind the myth ahead of his London show at Cadogan Hall on Friday 12 April 2013.

For one night only this Sunday, accompanied by musical director Theo Jamieson and band, don’t miss Aussie songstress Erin Cornell light up the stage, live at the St James Studio.

ASTUTE AUSSIE IN LONDON | Young people need to be informed, inspired and motivated about future decisions. Claire Young is helping students raise their aspirations and think big through a new start up scheme for under 18s.

THE EXPAT FACTOR | Scott Hallsworth is executive chef and co-founder of Wabi, specialising in innovative and seasonal Japanese cuisine with a contemporary European twist. Previously head chef of Nobu London, Scott has earned a reputation for pushing the boundaries of gastronomy and creating unique and interesting menus.