Tag: Australians living overseas

"We are getting Australians home, we are harnessing our relationships overseas, we are leveraging our fantastic network," Senator Payne said.

Too often in London expats find themselves clinging to home, often materialised in yet another night getting wasted in the same bar with the same people. This is nice, sometimes. But how is it possible to grow?

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?

AUSTRALIAN LENDING UPDATE: We continue to see great change in lending conditions in Australia, especially for overseas based borrowers.

Get ready for amazing queues, multiple travel adapters and the 'Heathrow injection'. Living in London is a life changing experience in more ways than one.

Sometimes being an alien from Down Under makes you feel like the luckiest person on the planet.

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.

You only have till Thursday to update your details as an overseas elector to take part in the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey, the so-called same-sex marriage plebiscite.

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...

Moving abroad can be challenging, especially if you have to juggle maintaining your home base for when you are ready to return, in addition to setting up your new life in a new place. But that does not mean that you can’t enjoy every minute of the experience.

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.

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.

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?

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?

Ready to make your big move abroad? Before you go, here’s a list of the biggest expat mistakes made by first-timers and how to avoid making them.

Why not see the world at an age when you can better appreciate the history and the culture, not just the cheap hostel beds and student drinking prices? Why not move to London, jobless and homeless in your first year of marriage?

My relationship with fellow Aussie travellers soured, somewhat, throughout my travels.

Sadly, I fall into the category of typical Aussie who speaks no other languages. So my first tour of Europe was certainly an eye (and ear) opener...

I’ve met my fair share of stereotypically conservative, whingeing, grumpy Brits. You know the ones. But sunny days are ahead...

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...

Travelling abroad is an opportunity to reflect on the country we’ve left behind, and appreciate how lucky we really are to be Australian.

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.

Some of the best Australia Day events around the globe, where you can join the biggest Downunder party in the world.

Expat Aussies are labelled with stereotypes all the time. But we aren't all the same. What does it really mean to be an Australian?

Emma Parkinson speaks about her ordeal in Bataclan Theatre on night of Paris terror attacks.

Foreign minister urges Australians in Paris to stay put as state of emergency declared and French borders closed in wake or terrorist attacks.

Australians in Paris should minimise movement in public places, follow the media for latest information on security and follow the instructions of local authorities.

Australians living overseas will be obliged to repay their HECS/HELP and TSL debts from 2016-17 financial year, after government closes loophole.

HONEYMOONING NOMAD: People often ask me “how can you afford to travel so much?” or “how do you get the time to travel so much?”. Well, let me tell you…

ITCHY FEET | So, what drives us Australians to travel? Are we generally more adventurous than those from other nations? Does exploration course through our very veins?

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

5 awesome European travel hot spots boasting something a little familiar for Aussies.

There's some tasty carrots, but this Budget is not good news if you live and work overseas. HECS and HELP is about to catch up with you.

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

EXPAT FACTOR: The story of a young entrepreneur leaving his home continent to find his love & passion in the heart of Europe. He now shares his story and invites Australians to Europe.

Finally. It’s here. Spring! And London is coming to life.

HONEYMOONING NOMAD: It is more important than ever that we celebrate our freedom by enabling others, when we can, to live freely too. But a good place to start is in our own country.

Labor activists rally outside Australia House in London against overseas polling station closures.

The number of Australians and New Zealanders finding work in the UK has increased by almost 10% over the past year and nearly 50% since 2011.

Australian-born former Grand Slam doubles champion has pleaded not guilty to two charges of rape and one of sexual assault. Two of his accusers have testified against him in court in South Africa.

HONEYMOONING NOMAD | The working holiday was just that; a holiday. Now it’s time to get serious about life.

Australian journalist Peter Greste’s family are overjoyed at his release but say fight is not over until his colleagues are also free.

Hotel staff discover body of Australian man up to 24 hours after he died.

Australia Day is set to go off with a true blue bang at Belushi's bars in London, Amsterdam, Paris, Berlin and Barcelona.

EXPAT FACTOR | When Australian nurse Kanchana Thornton left Sydney in 2001 to work at a clinic on the Thai Burma border, she never imagined that over ten years later she would still be there, having founded the Burma Children Medical Fund.