Tag: 2012 London Olympics

Dawn Fraser says she is disappointed the "Stillnox Six" members did not cop two-year bans but believes the Australian swimming team is finally back on track.

EXPAT FACTOR | In between conquering Europe and soaking up the London lifestyle, SOPHIE HART works on projects which can make a real difference to the world as a Senior Designer and Production Manager at CBI, The Confederation of British Industry.

Gruen Sweat, a four-part spin off from the original Gruen Transfer, has won a prestigious Rose d’Or award for Best Entertainment Show in Brussels.

The Nine Network’s struggle to fill the final remaining seat on its new-look Australia’s Got Talent line-up has been resolved today with the announcement that Geri Halliwell would replace former band mate Melanie Brown as a judge on the Down Under edition of the TV talent quest.

INTERVIEW | Adam Pretty and Ryan Pierse, winner and runner-up of the title of Sport Photographer of the Year at the Sony World Photography Awards in London, talk to Australian Times.

INTERVIEW | Aussie expat and newly-appointed CEO of Opera Australia, Craig Hassall, shares his career highlights, mentor’s advice and networking tips with MICHELLE MCCUE. He offers his advice to Australians in London trying to pursue careers in the Arts, and reflects on what makes Aussies popular in the UK.

2DayFM radio personality Jackie O has “exclusively revealed” that she has it on good authority the Spice Girls would be reforming to tour Australia in 2014. However Victoria “Posh Spice” Beckham’s representation claims that the singer has no intention of joining her former band mates on any projects next year.

BRON IN THE DON | With fireworks featuring in the Timeout London Top 100, our resident adventurer made it her mission to see as many as possible in 2012 and crossed #39 — Fireworks, off her list.

London has rated poorly when it comes to friendliness, cleanliness and ease of getting around, a worldwide survey has shown.

It’s over. The summer Olympics is done and dusted. My Games Maker uniform is washed, folded away and sitting in storage. The atmosphere was jubilant, encouraging and supportive. We clapped and cheered until the last person crossed over the finish line. I felt a sense of solidarity with athletes, volunteers ...

What do you get when you take a hobo, add some emo, a touch of metro? PAUL JUDGE talks to Australia’s newest ‘underground’ celebrities — the Bondi Hipsters — about a life organic, Australia at the Olympics and why picking up in London is way easier than back home in ...

With all the Olympics excitement in London at the moment, it's very easy to forget that there is a world out there beyond the medal chasing supreme beings that are our national Olympians.

RIGHT SAID ED | On the eve of the 2012 Olympic Games, I was walking through north London in a pretty and unobtrusive back alley, when out the corner of my eye I spotted a very familiar sight.

BRON IN THE DON | With Olympic fever officially gripping absolutely everyone inside the English capital (and possibly the world) our resident adventurer set off to explore the vibrant hub of London 2012 - Olympic Park - and mark #7 off her London Top 100 list.

NICK CLEGG | One month to go, and London is calling...As the first city to host the Olympics three times, we’re looking forward to welcoming the world to London in the days and weeks ahead.

It has been announced that Australia’s musical darlings, The Temper Trap, will play a free concert in Hyde Park during the Olympics as part of the BT London Live festival.

With the closing of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and Trooping The Colour ceremonies, all eyes from around the globe now turn to London for the 2012 Summer Olympic festivities. However we present the top 5 things to do in London this summer that are NOT the Olympics

London's Old Royal Naval College is the stunning setting for the theatrical and dramatic performances BT River of Music is bringing from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.

RIGHT SAID ED | Forget Kony. Forget the Mayan prophecies. Forget Bieber, One Direction, Charlie Sheen (and any other headline grabbing celebs). Forget the Arab Spring and the US Elections. Forget everything! Because in 2012, London is all you need to know.

Australian comedian and television presenter, Adam Hills, named as a commentator for the London Paralympic games.

Next summer is gunna be huge in London town and opportunity waits for no man. The Australian Olympic team will be touching down and the twelfth man may just come into play.