Tag: Australian

Many Aussie blokes were Englishmen just a couple of centuries ago, yet I had never heard even the most arty Aussie male talk about crying at the ballet, let alone proudly and in public.

Inspiring Australian model Madeline Stuart will be the second model with Down Syndrome to grace the catwalks of New York Fashion Week.

Relive the Bob Hawke yard glass Guiness World Record setting event with a visit to Oxford's most famous sites intertwined in the former prime minister's legend - and get the story right!

An image of an elderly man, outside a Greek bank, slumped on a pavement in despair touched hearts the world over, and in particular an Australian businessman.

An Australian man was gored twice by enraged bull during running of the bulls festival in Pamplona.

Dubbed 'Schwarzenegger 2.0' (the improved version) Aussie Calum von Moger has been compared to the world's most famous body builder Arnold Schwarznegger.

Australian hero James Harrison has saved the lives of more than 2 million unborn babies, and continues to do so, at the age of 78.

Comedian Wil Anderson can be seen performing his comedy routine 'Free Wil' at the Soho Theatre in London for the rest of the week.

A British national, only known as Natalie, told reporters of her terrifying ordeal as she was driven into the Outback by a mysterious unnamed Australian and ‘left for dead’ in the same place where the Wolf Creek horror movie was filmed.

AUSTRALIA DAY | Ahead of the Australia Day Weekender event tonight at The Clapham Grand, we speak with the equally outrageous and insightful comedian Felicity Ward, who is performing as part of the comedy line up.

AUSTRALIA DAY | Ahead of the screening of The Castle as part of the Australia Day Weekender at The Clapham Grand, here are the top 10 quotes from arguably the best Aussie film of all time.

Independent filmmakers Silke Schranz and Christian Wuestenberg travelled Australia in 100 days, and documented their journey on camera.

Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr and her British actor husband Orlando Bloom have split after six years together.

Australian man Tom Denniss has become the fastest person to circumnavigate the world on foot after running on average a marathon a day, every day, for 622 days. The 26,000 km charity run raised money for Oxfam.

ROYAL BABY | On the eve of the birth of the next heir to the British crown, how do we ensure the monarchy remains relevant to Australia? Why, raise the baby Down Under of course.

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?

Australian Ironwoman and triathlete Candice Falzon has sparked rumours of a relationship with Manchester United superstar Anderson after tweeting a series of images from several of the Brazilian footballer’s recent matches at Manchester's Old Trafford stadium.

Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr has reportedly been dumped by world-renowned lingerie brand Victoria’s Secret amidst reports that she was demanding and difficult to work with.

Documentary film Alias Ruby Blade offers a unique insight into the tumultuous birth of a new nation in Timor-Leste through the story of Kirsty Sword, a young Australian activist who provided valuable assistance to the resistance and ultimately fell in love with resistance leader, and first President of Timor-Leste, Xanana ...

Artworks depicting a kangaroo and dingo are the subject of a British government export ban, delaying their Australian purchase.

AUSTRALIA DAY IN UK | What could be more Aussie than quoting along to The Castle, eating a Cherry Ripe and having a beer. Well, it's all possible at the special Australia Day 'The Castle Quote Along' screening, hosted by the boys from Bogan Bingo.

The premiere of Les Miserables in Sydney stopped thousands of shoppers in their tracks, as Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe walked a red carpet that ran the length of Pitt Street Mall.

The arrival of the Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) on stage at London’s Cadogan Hall earlier this month may not have been directed by Danny Boyle or introduced by Stephen Hawking.

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.

Brisbane band Last Dinosaurs bring their show to the big smoke and rock London.

Australian operatic tenor Stuart Skelton will perform in the English National Opera's new production of Wagner's "The Flying Dutchman."

Australian acting legend Cate Blanchett is wowing London's theatre-going public with an energetic but moving depiction of isolation in the Sydney Theatre Company's new production "Big and Small" at the Barbican.

Sexy Aussie model Miranda Kerr makes her singing debut in a strange Japanese advertisement gone viral.

Aussies swarm to the UK like ‘scousers to a tash convention’ but sometimes we can get a bit mixed up with all the different lingo. NINA McGRATH explores the weird and wonderful world of British slang.

Australian punk paparazzi king-pin Darryn Lyons enters the new UK Celebrity Big Brother house, but no Charlie Sheen.

It occurred to me the other day that I have been living with an Australian for far too long. It's not that I don't like Aussies. Just their behaviour starts to become infectious after a while and that isn't good for us proper Brits.

London has some of the best restaurants in the UK and their list of famous, top-Aussie eateries is just as impressive. So if you’re after Aussie ribs from Down Under or an Outback steak, look no further than here.

I have a love/hate relationship with London and Londoners which is inversely proportional to my attachment to my nationality. If I let it go, I can adapt better to life here.

The Aussies who brought the art of genital origami to the world are back! Puppetry of the Penis returns to the UK for an eye-opening and incredible four month tour.