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Mike Rann, Australia’s high commissioner in London, makes more than the average former SA politician, with the help of a superannuation quirk.

BBC radio presenter suggests Australia is ‘effectively operating a sort of Guantanamo Bay ... only in some ways even worse’

Defence Minister says Canberra would welcome armed forces from the UK utilising Australian facilities much like the US is doing in Darwin.

ALP Abroad urges South Australians in London to have their say in state election.

William and Kate will be accompanied by a nanny to help care for the royal baby, Prince George, on their visit to Australia and New Zealand in April.

Smiggle opens its doors at Westfield in Stratford, the first salvo in a huge investment plan to create 3,000 new jobs in Britain.

British singer Tinie Tempah says he wants to move to Australia to escape stardom in the UK.

Kylie Minogue urges Simon Cowell to put Dannii Minogue back on X Factor UK judging panel.

Shane Warne has been seen unloading his luggage at Liz Hurley's London residence, according to reports

Cate Blanchett has dedicated her third BAFTA win to her late friend, Philip Seymour Hoffman.

While on a visit to London, ALP Leader Bill Shorten urged expat voters to send a message to the Abbott government.

Paris and London are on the itinerary for Bill Shorten's first trip as opposition leader.

London mayor Boris Johnson has been named an honorary Aussie as part of Australia Day celebrations in the UK.

Ricky Gervais has put his celebrity weight behind the campaign against WA's shark kill policy.

The Australian Federal Police have helped crack a crime ring which streamed live internet videos of child sex abuse from the Philippines.

Australian entertainer Rolf Harris has pleaded not guilty to 12 charges of indecent assault dating back to the 1960s.

Australian entertainer Rolf Harris is expected to appear in a London court on Tuesday ahead of his April trial for multiple sexual offences.

Two British boys have been saved from a rip at a southern NSW beach, but their father drowned while attempting the rescue.

A report by Britain's tourism body aimed at promoting cross-cultural understandings suggests Australians are direct and sarcastic but responsive to humour.

A 29-year-old English backpacker has been knocked unconscious after being headbutted and punched in Coffs Harbour.

A british immigration judge says boat race protester Trenton Oldfield has made an "enduring positive contribution to society" in the UK.

It's been a big year for Aussies in London - Rolf Harris was charged, a future King was born and Julian Assange marked one year in the Ecuadorean embassy.

Discovering a potential cure for AIDS, and a cure for flat beer; the closing of iconic Australian venues in London; and a story about someone falling over, were among the most popular Australian Times articles of 2013.

Convicted murderer Bradley Murdoch claims prosecutors at his trial for the murder of Peter Falconio groomed Joanna Lees to make her less unlikeable.

A new poll reveals almost half those questioned agree with Governor General Quentin Bryce that Australia should become a republic.

Boat race protester Trenton Oldfield has won his battle to stay in the UK, which is just as well as he says his family couldn't live in "racist" Australia.

The Australian who disrupted the 2012 boat race between Cambridge and Oxford is appealing a government decision to kick him out of the United Kingdom.

Prince Charles has visited the Royal Academy of Arts 'Australia' exhibition currently showing in London.

An Australian DJ linked to the death of a British nurse following a prank call has resolved her dispute with her employer and resigned.

Albert Namatjira's grandchildren have visited Buckingham Palace and say while they were treated like royalty it was a different story back in Australia.

A British tourist is on trial for allegedly forcing a woman to perform oral sex on him on Bondi Beach.

Lenie Namatjira and Kevin Namatjira - grandchildren of renowned Central Australian indigenous artist Albert Namatjira — have been invited to attend a private audience with Her Majesty The Queen at Buckingham Palace, ahead of tonight’s international premiere of the play Namatjira at London’s Southbank Centre.

Australia’s most internationally famous pop star Kylie Minogue is to become a coach on the 2014 series of The Voice Australia.

British Labour leader Ed Miliband argues the Tories, guided by Australian Lynton Crosby, are planning the "dirtiest election campaign for over 20 years".

Governor-General Quentin Bryce appears to have publicly expressed support for Australia becoming a republic and same-sex marriage being legalised.

A federal MP and fan of television program Doctor Who, has called for the BBC to consider filming the 2015 series in Australia.

An Australian NHS worker who has lived in Britain for nine years has been giver 28 days to leave the country, after her application to stay which she submitted in 2011 was refused, without appeal.

Three Australian veterans of the war in Afghanistan stood together in London on Monday to remember the war dead at a solemn Hyde Park service.

An Australian woman found in Dublin a month ago is free to leave state care after a ruling from Ireland's High Court.

2Day FM has lost a legal bid to prevent the media authority from finding it broke the law by broadcasting a royal prank call.

Former prime minister John Howard has savaged Ed Miliband after the British Labour leader suggested Lynton Crosby was employing dog-whistle politics.

In terms of ease of doing business in the world, one year Australia’s ahead, the next it’s the UK. But one thing is pretty clear, if you’re a business man or woman probably don’t go to Chad.

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Gale force winds of up 130km/ph are predicted to hit England and Wales in the coming hours. Travel services are telling commuters to expect considerable disruptions.

Popular menswear brand Industrie has opened its first shop outside Australia in Covent Garden and are offering any Australians who comes into the store a special discount.

Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr and her British actor husband Orlando Bloom have split after six years together.

The chairman of the media company behind 2Day FM’s royal prank call has brushed off the incident to shareholders saying “Sh*t happens”.

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British Porsche racer Sean Edwards has been killed in a horrific crash on a raceway in Queensland.

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