Tag: Australia

Kevin Rudd says he will challenge Julia Gillard for the leadership of the Labor Party at a special caucus meeting at 7pm (10am UK time).

Zinzan Brooke, Lewis Moody and Geordan Murphy are amongst some of the international rugby stars attending a gala dinner on 11 July in London to support an Australian quadriplegic and raise awareness of spinal injuries.

The monthly Kiwis in London social event has become a cornerstone event for New Zealanders living in London. This month they have invited their Australian friends along for a night of drinking, music and good times.

WikiLeaks says Edward Snowden, currently in Moscow after leaving Hong Kong on a commercial flight, is bound for Ecuador via a “safe route”.

Trenton Oldfield, the Australian activist who was jailed for disrupting the 2012 Oxford v Cambridge Boat Race, has been ordered to leave the country after his application for a spousal visa was refused.

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.

Former PM John Howard isn’t sure Julian Assange has committed a crime, but rates him as “an attention seeker of the worst kind”.

Join in a unique conversation about Australian identity from the perspectives of Australians abroad with the Australian Republican Movement’s ‘Being Australia(n)’ Q&A event on Thursday 27 June.

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.

The governor-general of Australia, Quentin Bryce, visited with the Queen, young Australian entrepreneurs in East London, and addressed an Australian Business networking lunch in a visit to the UK last week.

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.

Sydney and the surrounding area have so much to offer. If you're planning a few weeks there, then you need to make sure you pack as much as possible in. Here's our guide to the best places to visit to help you make the most of your holiday.

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Ken Smith, Agent General for Queensland and Trade and Investment Commissioner, Europe, shares his experience of Queensland Day in London with Australian Times

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.

The Queen is carrying on with official engagements while Prince Philip remains in a London hospital including granting an audience to the governor-general.

On Monday 3 June Western Australians in London gathered to celebrate Western Australia Day, marking the establishment of the Swan River colony in 1829.

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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.

London Legacy will host their annual reception on Thursday 13 June at 6pm in the Downer Room at Australia House.

Communications minister Stephen Conroy says he’ll be meeting with stakeholders in Canberra on Thursday to discuss the latest asbestos scare in communities living around the national broadband network (NBN) work sites.

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".

UK Foreign Secretary William Hague will meet his Ecuadorian counterpart Ricardo Patino on 17 June to discuss the future of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

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Senior Liberal Malcolm Turnbull has joined Treasurer Wayne Swan in renewing calls for Australia to think again about becoming a republic.

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.

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.

Health Minister Tanya Plibersek has welcomed the Irish government’s move to introduce laws for cigarettes to be sold in plain packaging.

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 ...

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?

The Governor-General of Australia, Ms Quentin Bryce AC CVO, will lead an EABC economic mission to promote trade and investment between Australian and member states of the EU. The mission will be followed by a UK visit, during which the Governor-General will meet with The Queen, prominent Australians in the ...

Australia has been voted as the best country in the world to live and work for the third year running in the OECD Better Life Index.

An Australian traveller, Caleb Stalder, has claimed victory in the annual cheese-rolling race held in Gloucestershire, UK.

Professor Kingsley Dixon’s contribution to research on native plants and the regeneration of ecosystems was recognised last night in London when he was awarded the Linnean Medal by the Linnean Society of London. The Australian biologist is currently working on a two year project on desert restoration for the Saudi ...

Hazel Hawke, the popular former wife of the Australian Labor Party’s longest serving Prime Minister Bob Hawke, has died today after a long battle with dementia.

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.

AUSTRALIANS in London and the UK will play a key role as overseas electors in Australia’s federal election when they cast their votes on 14 September. ALP Abroad will be hosting their first election planning meeting next Thursday 30 May at The Blue Posts, and encourages potential volunteers to attend.

Senior figures in the Australian Labor Party have lashed out at the powerful Australian Christian Lobby, with prominent government minister Penny Wong accusing the organisation of prejudice after they released a statement comparing the children of same sex couples to the Stolen Generation.

PARTICIPATE | A new research project seeks to understand the views of Australians who have moved to Britain, their experiences in settling in the UK, and how they maintain links with 'home'. If you are interested in discussing your experiences and contributing to the project, find out more below.

Australia’s audacious garden design has won the top prize at the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show in London for the first time.

Federal Labor backbencher and former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has used his popular blog to outline his support for same sex marriage, writing that church and state “can have different positions” on the issue.

British rapper Example and former Miss Universe Australia Erin McNaught have married in a small ceremony at a guesthouse in northern New South Wales over the weekend.

INTERVIEW | Australia with Simon Reeve, a three-part series scheduled to premiere on BBC2 on Sunday night, follows the author and television presenter as he attempts to challenge the pre-conceptions that British audiences have about Australia, including bikies, dangerous wildlife and the Outback.

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

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.

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