Tag: Melbourne

Sydney has something for everyone, and it DOES beat its southern rival.

Contracts signed weeks before an election causing a $339 million payout to consortiums that have done nothing? A parliamentary inquiry is needed into the stench of the East West Link.

Two Australian cities cracked Conde Nast's Reader's Choice Awards world top 20 for foodies.

Melbourne’s parking officers want you to know that they “can't just make a ticket disappear”.

Darts competition halted as drunken fans throw chairs around Melbourne stadium.

Where is best to live, work, be seen and find a date? Australia is doing pretty well in all departments.

Police are investigating the possibility that the 18 year old Melbourne man shot dead by police after he attacked them with a knife may have had accomplices.

Heston Blumenthal employs the Willy Wonka system to determine which fans will get the chance to feast at The Fat Duck when it opens in Melbourne.

With the AIDS 2014 conference taking place in Melbourne, Australia this week we look at some of the shocking truths about HIV and some glimmers of hope.

The most exclusive Australian suburbs to live in when you win the Lotto.

Three Australian cities are considered among the 20 most expensive cities in the world but London takes the number one spot, especially when it comes to the dating game.

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No! It's a sandwich!

A large, fast-moving grassfire burning on Melbourne's northern fringe still poses a threat to homes in new suburbs and regional towns.

Making the decision to move abroad is one of the most challenging decisions a person will make in their lifetime. They key, like with anything in life, is to be organised and to carefully plan your move well ahead of time.

Both are up there when it comes to the Best Student Cities in the World, but Sydney offers better quality of living, and is more affordable for students, compared to Melbourne.

REVIEW | Eat, Pray, Laugh! Barry Humphries Farwell Tour at the London Palladium is probably the furthest thing from a stage version of the best-selling novel Eat, Pray, Love.

INTERVIEW | With a career spanning more than half a century, BARRY HUMPHRIES has been a godfather-like figure in the Australian entertainment scene, with his work leaving an undeniable impact on theatregoers, critics and fans the world over. KIEL EGGING sits down with the veteran entertainer to discover why some ...

Crime figure turned author Mark 'Chopper' Read has been remembered as a family man at a small private funeral in Melbourne.

Disposing of dead bodies is not typical dinner time conversation, but when your guest is one of Australia’s most notorious criminals, it’s best just to shut up and smile. Best-selling author LANA PENROSE can attest to that, when she shared a meal with the late Mark ‘Chopper’ Read.

The NSW Government are loving themselves at the moment, as Sydney is voted the second best city in the world, ahead of New York, Rome, Toronto and...Melbourne. Awkward.

Australian crime figure, Mark ‘Chopper’ Read, has died in Melbourne after a long battle with liver cancer.

Former Australian prime minister Julia Gillard will give candid interviews with author Dr Anne Summers in front of live audiences in Sydney and Melbourne, with both shows selling out.

Mayor of London Boris Johnson has delivered the opening address at the Melbourne Writers Festival in Australia, announcing he might be planning a future writing career to rival J.K. Rowling.

The husband of murdered Melbourne woman Jill Meagher will return to Ireland later this month “to clear his head” while fighting for parole board changes.

The man who raped and killed Irish woman Jill Meagher has lodged an appeal in Melbourne's Supreme Court to have his sentence reduced.

Justice has been done with the life sentence handed to Adrian Ernest Bayley for the rape and murder of Melbourne woman Jill Meagher, her family says.

Sydney and the surrounding area have so much to offer. If you're planning a few weeks there, then you need to make sure you pack as much as possible in. Here's our guide to the best places to visit to help you make the most of your holiday.

Adrian Bayley was on parole for raping five women and on bail for an assault when he raped and murdered Jill Meagher, a court has heard.

Burlesque is back, as some of Australia’s finest exports touch down in London ready to dazzle the UK. Sapphira’s Showgirls bring their burlesque extravaganza Burlesque or Bust to the stage this Sunday 26 May at Soho's Madame Jojos. Plus WIN TWO TICKETS below.

INTERVIEW | Submerge is a new Australian film which explores the pressures facing Gen Y. It is screening as part of the 27th BFI London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival on Tuesday 19 March 2013.

Australian singer Gotye has claimed three major awards at the Grammys, including the coveted Record of the Year gong for his smash-hit Somebody That I Used To Know.

One can only imagine the distress and heartache that Jill Meagher’s family and friends surely experienced in the long days following her disappearance. Not knowing what may have happened to her, who might be involved and when they may see her again, there was, in that time nothing for them ...

Sometimes it can be tough living so far away from home and family, but for MELISSA SHORTAL who has lived in London for quite some years now, she has become acclimatised to being away from Australia. There are however, some Australian bits and pieces that she just can’t live without ...

The Twitter-sphere went into overdrive following the 5.2 magnitude earthquake that shook Melbourne earlier this evening (Australian time).

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | A Ding Dong welcome back for a Melbourne institution as well as Mr Molly Meldrum, and a sad hooroo from an Aussie music maestro in London.

If you’ve been away from home for a while and are thinking of returning to Australia (or thinking of moving there!) you might want to book a seat at the upcoming Australian Property Info Sessions in London.

Ask the average Australian which is Australia’s fastest growing city and they’d probably tell you it was Brisbane, the Gold Coast or Sydney. Many people are surprised when they find out it’s actually Melbourne.

REVIEW | Watching Peter Knight and Dung Nguyen’s Way Out West Sextet at the Pizza Express Club in Soho and it is clear that this Aussie group are taking International jazz to the next plateau.