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Life is full of goodbyes, but after living the expat life in London for a few years, bidding farewell to the city where you've made so many memories can be the hardest goodbye of all.

AUSTRALIA DAY | Kylie and Dannii Minogue have been embraced throughout the UK for their hugely successful singles and headline-hogging love lives, but now London is preparing to welcome the stars’ largely unknown third sister, as she brings her very own cabaret to town.

OUR LONDON | In this London guide an Aussie Times writer brings you a top five list from their favourite neighbourhood. Fulham may be an Antipodean hub but as EMMA BROWN can attest Australians still experience England at its finest and funnest through the local cafés, markets and pubs.

Set in a shut down psychiatric ward in London, Australian theatre director Chris Hosking's new production explores the stories of its mental health patients. This performance is part of the Shuffle Festival.

They may not appear on the top of everyone's 'must see' list, but here are eight not so common London attractions which are still worth a visit.

Feathers, sequins, skin and Australia’s own Sharon Davis aka 'Bonnie Fox' will take to the stage in London this month for the World Burlesque Games, London

OUR LONDON | Each week an Aussie Times writer will bring you a top five list from their favourite neighbourhood. This week PAUL BLEAKLEY realises amongst the hustle and bustle of urban London life, there really is no place like Acton.

OUR LONDON | Each week an Aussie Times writer will bring you a top five list from their favourite neighbourhood. This week COURTNEY GREATREX goes over to the other side, to see what is happening in South East London.

An Australian photographer, Justin Gilligan, has been commended in the 2013 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition, exhibited at London's Natural History Museum from 18 October 2013 until 23 March 2014.

INTERVIEW | Ahead of his first London exhibition at La Galleria in Pall Mall, renowned Australian artist Charles Billich tells Gareth Mohen it’s the people inhabiting this city, which he finds most interesting.

With new burger joints opening up on every London corner, SLABS - Steak, Lobster and Burgers - a family run restaurant in Marylebone stands out from the crowd, offering both burgers and other classic dishes, all made with seasonal ingredients.

Three Australian singers are performing in the English Touring Opera’s upcoming season of Baroque Opera from Venice, opening in London on 28 September and running until 12 October.

How can you save on what’s effectively your biggest monthly outlay when money’s tight? The easiest way to reduce your rent without moving to the suburbs is to share.

INTERVIEW | Armed with a new record filled with colourful, creative tunes, Felix Riebl and his band The Cat Empire are primed and ready to embark on the next chapter of their stellar career. As KIEL EGGING discovers, the Melbourne ska sensation plan to make their 20 October show at ...

OUR LONDON | Each week an Australian Times writer will bring you a top five list from their favourite neighbourhood. This week Australian Times Editor ALEX IVETT presents her hood — Newington Green, aka N5.

Producers of Home and Away have announced that they will film scenes in London later this year for an "exciting storyline" scheduled for 2014.

A wealth of Australian and New Zealand literary talent will be on show in London this August at the Australian and New Zealand Literary BBQ in Hammersmith. It is a showcase event for the ANZ Festival of Literature and Arts planned for May 2014 in London.

ORGANIC FOOD SPECIAL | The Whole Meal explores what it means to be 'organic' in the UK, how to choose organic and where in London to source the best produce.

AUSTRALIAN ELECTION 13 | As the 2013 election looms we take an in-depth look at the two leaders going head to head, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott.

There's more to life in the UK than weekly visits to the Walkabout. Here's how to get involved in your local community with our top five London volunteer experiences.

INTERVIEW | Ahead of his 10 year anniversary European tour Carus Thompson talks about being a folk-singer-songwriter and why he will never be on a reality television show. Carus Thompson will play The Half Moon in Putney on Friday 9 August.

It's summer in the city, and the weather is fine. Celebrate the sun with the best comedians Australia has to offer in the UK. Our finest funnymen and women are UK bound, and we've got the top Australian comedy acts that will be gracing London's stage in 2013.

London will host its first Australian and New Zealand Festival of Literature and Arts in spring 2014. A literary BBQ showcasing emerging AusNZ talent will be held in Hammersmith in August as a lead-up event.

Donavon Frankenreiter, will perform tracks from his recently completed fifth full-length album Start Livin’ at the O2 Academy Islington in London on 10 August.

Famous explorer Matthew Flinders, the first to circumnavigate Australia, will be commemorated with a bronze statue at London’s Euston Station.

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 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.

Dr Nitschke has struggled against the attempts of governments around the world to censor his message, so it did not come as a surprise when he was detained for questioning when attempting to enter the United Kingdom over the weekend.

HONEYMOONING NOMAD | Last week we showed you a side to London you may not know all that well — an affordable London! This week, the budget-friendly fun continues with another top ten of free London activities.

HONEYMOONING NOMAD | You heard it here first; the best things in life are free. Our honeymooning nomad hunts down the top ten things to do in London on a budget.

ASTUTE AUSSIE IN LONDON | We live in an intertwined world of systems — families, communities, teams and organisations. Our choices lead to actions and reactions which affect others in the system. Nothing works in isolation and awareness of the systems in which we operate is key.

SUBCULTURE SLEUTH | As the cliché goes, there are plenty more fish in the sea. And in the ocean that is London, it is best to cast a wide net.

A number of Australians are preparing to take part in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race in September, with London today announced as the host city for the start and finish of the 2013-14 race.

INTERVIEW | Ahead of a two week run at London’s Soho Theatre, Wil Anderson takes a breather to speak with BONNIE GARDINER about his life, his legs and his comedy.

Burlesque is back, as some of Australia’s finest exports touch down in London ready to dazzle the UK. Sapphira’s Showgirls bring their burlesque extravaganza Burlesque or Bust to the stage this Sunday 26 May at Soho's Madame Jojos. Plus WIN TWO TICKETS below.

WILL FITZGIBBON chats with opera choreographer and director Sarah Fahie. Her work can be seen in the revival of Verdi's Falstaff, now on at Glyndebourne.

INTERVIEW | On the back of a successful second album, You're A Shadow, Hungry Kids of Hungary are once again sharing their sound with London and the UK. GEORGE KATRALIS chats to vocalist Kane Mazlin.

HEADING HOME | Australian Matthew Wood is set to swap the grey skies of London, for the stark setting of Australia’s Red Centre — with a new post as Artistic Director of the Darwin Symphony Orchestra and a symphonic concert at iconic Uluru.

On Thursday 9 May 2013 all Australian orchestra Ruthless Jabiru, led by conductor Kelly Lovelady, put on a remarkable and moving performance to a gathered crowd of both Australian and UK supporters at Australia House.

ASTUTE AUSSIE IN LONDON | Two Aussies walk into a bar... they leave as great mates and business partners. This week, our Astute Aussie explores the benefits of networking in London for Australians.

HONEYMOONING NOMAD | Surviving the London winter is much easier when you’re the one Australian who doesn’t tan.

Dating in London as an Australian can be as terrifying as moving to... say, Greece, without speaking the language. Bestselling author and ex-Aussie expat in London Lana Penrose shares her London dating experiences; from vampire, to crack addict to being rejected by Russell Brand.

Ahead of her performances at the London Burlesque Festival in May, Miss Strawberry Siren, a highly acclaimed cabaret artist from Australia, is proving that when it comes to burlesque, there are no rules.

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.

The American film, I Want Your Love, due to be screened at the Melbourne Queer Film Festival (MQFF) in March has been banned by Classification Australia (CA). The film has already been shown at LGBT festivals around the world and will be screened next Wednesday at the Riverside Studios in ...

Single Aussie guys, this one’s for you. Too lazy for online dating? Haven’t yet seen any London sights since arriving? Well, we’ve found you the solution to both. DoingSomething is hosting its inaugural Wheel of Date on the London Eye 28 February 2013. The chance to have a fun night ...

BRON IN THE DON| Fancy getting up close and personal with men in tights, women in tutus, or is operatic performance more your thing? Our resident adventurer discovers the spiritual home of both, and takes in a performance of The Nutcracker, when she ticks off #98 on the Timeout London ...

London is a city of living history - of historic sights, famous figures and hidden stories. It is a history present in everyday life, from the streets we walk to the pubs we drink in. PAUL BLEAKLEY discovers five of London's best pubs with a past - where you can ...

BRON IN THE DON | At #93 on the Timeout London Top 100, the London Transport Museum helped bring the history of the city’s transport system to life for our resident adventurer.

Last week, readers were treated to the first five of London’s Top 10 best-kept secrets — until now. GEORGE KATRALIS is back to give you the next five on his list of this city’s hidden sights and secret delights.