SURVIVING LONDON | Author of An Aussie’s Survival Guide to London, Bianca Soldani, offers us all her tips and tricks for Australian newcomers to London in an exclusive new column. First problem to solve: London transport.

• Embracing the bug – the travel bug
• Double-back to Brick Lane
• North London Tough Mudder: The muddiest mudder of all

Three lucky contenders from the UK are among 18 finalists for Tourism Australia’s ‘Best Jobs in the World’ and will travel Down Under next month to spend a week competing in the final stage of the global competition.

• Natalie Bennett’s Green Party celebrates election results
• London’s Royal Academy of Arts to host major Australian art exhibition
• UK police question Sydney woman over Rolf Harris claims

Recent statistics from the Australian Institute of Criminology show that teenagers between the ages of 15 and 19 are the most dangerous group within Australian society, with young Australians the worst offenders of serious violent crimes including assault and abduction.

• Disgraced former NSW cop ‘Chook’ Fowler dies
• Stop using mining companies as ATMs, says Rinehart
• Lamington Party calls for digital economy focus in budget reply

Australia has been edged out of second place by the UK, in an international survey which assesses countries on their desirability as relocation destinations for migrating professionals.

• New legislation means Schapelle Corby a step closer to parole
• Australian aid may be propping up al-Assad’s Syrian regime
• Tickets sold for Gallipoli 2015 should be refunded, says minister

For any Australian in London, Flat White in Soho is an ageing icon still worth visiting – even if its trendy Aussie offspring dotted elsewhere in the city may just have outgrown this Antipodean matriarch.

• Build me up, Buttercup
• Spring blooms with Vanilla and Lavender crème brulee
• Coffee Cult visits: Taylor St Baristas in Mayfair

Australian artist Joseph O’Farrell is celebrating “all things kitchen” with a food art installation, Street Kitchen, allowing visitors to share their own kitchen experiences on the streets of Wandsworth as part of the Wandsworth Arts Festival.

• Director Baz Luhrmann tells Cannes he expected Gatsby criticism
• Explorer Simon Reeve challenges UK stereotypes of Oz in new series
• Sophie Monk reveals she’s dating Sam Worthington on Aussie radio

Think you’ve already done Thailand? Think again! TIM MARTIN explores the hidden gem that is the Thai island of Koh Samui, with a cheeky stop-over in the ever crazy capital – Bangkok.

• Enter our competition to win a £250 Topdeck voucher
• To Amsterdam we go
• Trulli treasures in Puglia, Italy

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A scripted life could be holding you back from new experiences, as in the quest for comfort and safety we can become so habitual that we become stuck in our ways. Is your predefined script preventing you from living a full life?

• Swapping the London Underground for Australia’s Uluru
• Interest rate cut sparks Aussie sell-off
• Property in London – How Help to Buy can help you

MOVE TO AUSTRALIA | If you and your family are thinking of making the move Down Under, the Commonwealth Bank can help.

• The British move to Australia
• Plan your move to Australia with this checklist
• O’Connor flags changes to Australian 457 visa laws

HEADING HOME | Australian Matthew Wood is set to swap the grey skies of London, for the stark setting of Australia’s Red Centre – with a new post as Artistic Director of the Darwin Symphony Orchestra and a symphonic concert at iconic Uluru.

• Get that job in Australia! Tips for job-hunting
• Resume writing for returning Australians
• When a Buy-To-Let property meets a ‘pain-to-get’ mortgage

THE AFL RUBDOWN | Round 7 welcomed viewers back to normal programming as all the drama, anguish, pure euphoria and brain-fades returned with a passion – maybe making up for the previous weeks snorefest.

• Ashes mission not impossible
• Signing up for summer: Try Tag Rugby numbers soar
• NZ end Sevens series with London triumph over Australia

With the early summer tag rugby season well under way Try Tag Rugby numbers are soaring across London and Reading. Taggers are also gearing up for Try Tag Rugby’s annual Corporate Challenge held in Regent’s Park on Friday 24 May.

• Tumeke win inaugural Hog ‘N’ Ale Tag Rugby Festival
• Spring competition Try Tag Rugby finals held across London
• Try Tag Rugby All Stars win London Rugby League 9s

COMPETITION | Enter the draw to win tickets to see Depeche Mode, Kings of Leon, Green Day; Fatboy Slim and loads more at Spain’s top indie rock festival, Bilbao BBK Live.

• WIN a signed AFL Sherrin footy
• Olivia Newton-John is touring the UK – WIN TWO TICKETS!
• WIN Cody Simpson UK Tour tickets