Tag: Australians in the UK

CHRIS’S KITCHEN | Maze Grill’s Head Chef Chris Arkadieff shows us why butternut squash is the perfect winter vegetable.

Have you have ever had to survive a dismal London winter? Oh yes, it's worth a moan while you yearn for home.

Talented young Aussies full of gumption and romance have been coming to London since forever. Why?

Yes, we understand that in the eyes of many Brits we all come from a land of sun, surf, sea and sand. So, why would we ever choose to live in the cold and wet? We love you! Please be nice...

Had I finally found where I was meant to exist in the world? Did I belong in the UK more than I belong in Australia?

Is it really worth the effort of making new friends with other travellers if they are only about to wave goodbye?

THE EXPAT MIND: If you have come to London to develop your career and establish a new life, making progress socially or professionally can be tough at first. Living here is rarely boring, though.

COMEDY: Are you guys serious? Pennies and phone boxes - and you call us backwards?

As police question two suspects over the Parsons Green Tube attack, Australians share the fear of being caught up in yet another terrorist incident in London.

We’ve all done the pints, fish-n-chips, the Crown Jewels and Pimm’s at Wimbledon. But there’s so much more to London, says expat Aussie author Joy Rhoades.

Thinking of moving to the UK? Is it best to live where other expat Australians have gone before or would you prefer to trailblaze further afield and leave old London town behind? Find some answers, here...

Finding a room, flat or house to rent in London is mayhem. It doesn't matter who you are, what you offer, or how much you are willing to pay, the entire process sucks.

A push is being mounted from within the Liberal Party to get former prime minister Tony Abbott to take the job of High Commissioner to the UK to put an end to his undermining of Malcolm Turnbull.

Having witnessed it happen to many others before me, I decided to prepare well in advance for my return to Australia. But you get lost in the London life and suddenly months become weeks and the last-minute panic sets in.

Bunnings halted the planned closure of several Homebase stores a year ago, and is investing 500 million pounds to convert the entire Homebase estate to the Bunnings name and format in three years.

THE EXPAT MIND: If you fall in love with someone from overseas and the relationship becomes serious, it may create a real dilemma about your future. Why and what should you do about it?

THE EXPAT MIND: Do Aussies who venture overseas to live do so because they don't feel entirely at home in Australia. Are they are looking for something or somewhere different - a place where they feel that they might actually belong?

Worst fears confirmed by the mother of the Aussie au pair who had been missing following Saturday's terror attack. "This is the last thing that anybody expects to happen to their children in London," says prime minister.

It has been confirmed that one of the fatalities in the London Bridge terror attack was Australian Kirsty Boden who in running to the aid of others was herself murdered.

Family still unable to contact Australian nanny Sara Zelenak who was reportedly last seen at London Bridge on the night of the latest terrorist atrocity.

Have you come to the realisation that you need friends around you who will recognise your altered dreams and understand how differently you see the world?

You might know what flip flops are, but do you know what they call undies? LAURENCE DRISCOLL helps us traverse those first few months in the UK when you come from the land down under.

'Culture shock' is the term usually used for an immigrant or tourist becoming disorientated when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life. But could it apply in reverse when you are trying to integrate your way back into life after returning home?

A woman from South Australia is recovering in hospital after narrowly avoiding death in Wednesday's horror at Westminster.

It's our great patriotic duty to demonstrate our pride by making Australia Day all it can be for everyone living so far from home. But most importantly, celebrating Australia Day when we’re miles from home is going to remind us to appreciate every little thing that much more when we ...

To any Aussie expat experiencing any kind of culture shock or longing for home, remember that you’re not alone. But don’t lose your patriotism, and don’t lose heart.

Work out if you’ve made the transition from Aussie ocker to English blue blood with this essential expat's checklist.

Former Australian PM tells London audience he has changed his mind and is now quite excited about Britain leaving the EU.

OK, yes we do tend to hang out together in London, a lot. But there's a good reason for it and the fact of the matter is most Australian expats are open-minded professionals who give back to their adopted society as much as they take out.

Australians among victims of crazed London mass stabbing spree. American woman dead. No evidence of suspect's radicalisation, say police.

I am a huge fan of utter debauchery. But, come on… People in glass houses, and all that.

Australian paramedics are flocking to Britain while ambulance services back home are left to suffer, say unions.

Missing Australian tourist Riley Commins was found in a London hospital this week after going missing for 5 days. Now his relieved family want answers.

Anzac Day 2016 commemorations in London attended by thousands of Aussie and Kiwi expats, as well as a solemn Prince Harry.

Perth identical twins Anna and Lucy did not go down so well with British viewers of ITV's This Morning program.

Australian business coach Gail Gibson found inspiration and success further afield than London.

We all had visions of an exciting, new and vibrant life ahead of us in London; an awesome social life and tonnes of travel. But then reality bites...

WATCH: Aussie comedic actress Rebel Wilson leaves Baftas laughing and squirming as she confesses to craving chocolate on 'Valentimes Day'.

Q&A: Conservative candidate for London Mayor, Zac Goldsmith, discusses the value of Aussie migrants to the city and if beer should be chilled, with Chloe Westley.

London hosts a swag full of Australia Day events for happy little Vegemites of every persuasion. Here’s your tip-top choices.

"The changes are making this country a less welcoming destination for Australians," says Australian High Commission report into new UK visa restrictions.

Wife and mother ALEX BLACKIE shares a play-by-play report of a typical British Christmas Day.

Former prime minister Tony Abbott’s address to the 2015 Margaret Thatcher Lecture at Guildhall in London, 27 October 2015

WildHearts is a charity that raises funds to provide micro-loans to people in developing countries so they can start their own businesses and improve their communities. Over 90% of the people they help are women breaking the cycle of poverty.

The Metropolitan Police have pulled back their round-the-clock watch of the Ecuadorian embassy in London but say the WikiLeaks founder will still be arrested if he leaves.

A family court judge in the UK has ruled that four children caught in a a custody battle must leave Britain and return to their mother in Australia.

Nominations for the Qantas Australian Woman of the Year in the UK 2015 award are open.

HONEYMOONING NOMAD: When reading a magazine recently, I came across the question "when was the last time you did something for the first time?"

Australian born leader of Green Party has resiliently refused to stand down in the wake of the UK elections.

HONEYMOONING NOMAD: London garden, quite contrary; is my garden how I grow up?