Tag: UK Australian News

Poll finds overwhelming favour for freedom to live and work between ‘like-minded’ nations.

Documents released under freedom of information detail lavish London dinner for then prime minister thrown by his former government colleague, Alexander Downer.

Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, says he may leave Ecuadorean embassy in London at noon tomorrow.

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.

Conservative election wiz says Aussies “punch above their weight in London”.

The Australian High Commission in London reveals a not so dirty secret.

Former Australian PM raises eyebrows, saying Christian instinct is “leading much of Europe into catastrophic error”.

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

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.

British Labour leadership hopeful says she's in favour of an immigration points system based on Australia's example.

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

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

British TV show host Graham Norton and Eurovison commentator cannot understand why Australia was included in the 2015 song contest.

A glorious abomination, legendary expat Sunday service The Church set to say its final Amen.

ROYAL BABY: Prince Harry flew out of the UK to Australia without getting to see his new niece or nephew.

Various Aboriginal leaders and protesters have called for the repatriation of the British Museum’s collection of 6000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander objects.

Like Anzac Day 100 years ago, the centenary commemoration of the Gallipoli landings will always be remembered.

Arise Sir Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh… well, not quite.

WikiLeaks founder still wanted by Sweden, and refuses to talk without access to investigation files.

Sex offender flees 30 month sentence and hides out in Australia, only to be tracked down through via his own Facebook posts.

Captain Harry Wales heads Down Under next week. But this time it’s for army work, not pleasure.

Jeremy Clarkson set for Top Gear comeback with James May and Richard Hammond, down under.

National treasure Russell Crowe reveals he has twice had his application to become an Aussie rejected.

Swedish authorities have agreed to question WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, where the 43-year-old Australian has been holed up for nearly three years.

A petition advocating free movement between Australia, the UK, New Zealand and Canada is quickly collecting thousands of signatures. Find out more about what the Commonwealth Freedom of Movement Organisation is advocating.

2Day FM could potentially have its broadcast license suspended, after a High Court ruling that two radio presenters broke the law in 2012 when they aired a prank phone call which went horribly wrong.

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.

You better watch out, you better not cry, the Babadook could be lurking nearby... or sitting right next to you on the London Underground.

A backpacker lost his GoPro camera in Australia along with with 32 GB worth of photos from his travels. A determined Aussie retrieved it from a river bed and used the power of social media to find its owner.

The British accent has been crowned as the 'most dateable' in the Time Out Global Dating Survey 2015. But is there even such a thing as a 'British' accent?

The Home Office has just released the visa fee increases for entry into the UK, meaning that it is now more expensive to visit loved ones, work, set up shop, or gain British citizenship.

Aussie expats in the UK may have to start importing Vegemite by the bucket load now that Sainsbury’s has confirmed that they will stop selling it.

As 175 Aussie and Kiwi paramedics start work in London Ambulance Service, plans are underway to recruit 280 more from Sydney and Melbourne.

Woman's Day magazine slammed over ridiculously photoshopped image of Kate Middleton, making her almost unrecognisable.

Tesco’s Blinkbox music service has been snapped up by Guvera, giving the Aussie company a foothold in the UK.

An Australian nurse who had potential contact to the Ebola virus has been transferred to the UK.

The cost of flying from the UK for kiddies will reduce dramatically next year when airport departure taxes are scrapped. Find out if your children will avoid the tax.

Australia House, the High Commission in London, will host a public memorial to former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam this month. You must register by this Monday to attend.

Victorians in London have this week to vote in person for the Victorian state elections at the Agent Generals office.

Controversial British comedian Russell Brand says Australians must be unhappy with PM Abbott while promoting his new anti-capitalism book, 'Revolution'.

British PM David Cameron has delivered a speech to Australia’s parliament, noting the two nations’ shared history and the need to defend shared principles, highlighting trade and the struggle against Islamic extremism.

Latest expat survey reveals Australia is most popular destination for Brits living overseas, while UK politicians call for greater ties.

The Australian government will be sending aid staff to help battle the Ebola virus is Africa, after gaining assurances from the UK.

London mayor gives full support to new report urging changes to Britain’s visa regime in order to harness the “energy and optimism” of Australia and other Commonwealth nations.

Swapping London and New York for higher incomes in Shanghai and Singapore is paying off for the many Aussies spread across the region. Indeed, more Australian expats earn top dollars abroad than other expat nationalities.

Parents of Cameron Baird, the Australian soldier who died serving in Afghanistan and was awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery, met with Queen, Prince Harry and other award recipients.

Australian spider advocate refutes claim that arachnid found in UK grocery bag was ‘world’s deadliest’. Funnel web is easily the best eight-legged killer, he says.

Australian novelist awarded prestigious Man Booker prize for The Narrow Road to the Deep North'.

Australian pays as much as 21 times more than Britain for some commonly prescribed medicines.