Tag: Australian culture

The crème de la crème of Australian designers showcased their wares at the recent L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival, as models, celebrities and fashion-conscious consumers headed along to catch a glimpse of the latest trends and styles.

The self confessed purveyor of ‘nerdy comedy’, Aussie comic Matt Parker tells Nathan Motton how the subject of death can be funny and why British children are struggling to cope with maths.

Children’s cookbook author Sabrina Parrini sat down recently with Nathan Motton to talk about her new book and why keeping children away from fast food starts at home.

When Dame Edna graces the London stage in the pantomime production of Dick Whittington, it’s not just the Aussies in the audience who swoon. TIM MARTIN found out that the Brits are actually quite fond of the ‘housewife from Melbourne’ too and she’s right at home in panto.

An Australian's time spent in the UK can be filled with any number of traditionally English experiences. But one is both easily experienced and a truly English cultural experience, going to see a pantomime.

Greg and Lucy Malouf tell Nathan Motton about their new book; why Australia is leading the way with Middle Eastern food and why the cuisine is much more than just kebabs.

With the Sydney Dance Company gracing the boards of London this week, WILL FITZGIBBON took time to have a chat to the man behind the stunningly beautiful shows, artistic director Rafael Bonachela.

Wilbur Smith is one of the world’s most successful authors - a global No 1 bestseller who has sold 120 million books worldwide. On the phone from his home in London, HEATHER WALKER found out about his latest novel, Those in Peril, and his accomplished writing career.

Australian expertise will be called on to help host the 2012 Edinburgh Festival as local know-how is drained by the coinciding Olympic Games, a London newspaper reports.

Two years ago Aussie comedian Sam Simmons had a bad day. A really bad day. It prompted him to write and the result is the award-winning and critically acclaimed one-man comedy phenomenon, Fail, he’s bringing to London for the first time.

Going to Bogan Bingo is like injecting a massive dose of occa into a very London way of life. Plus it seemed to exemplify my own inner bogan deep down and made me realise how I actually love the bogan-ness that is Australia.