SURVIVING LONDON | Australia may have a cockroach problem, but at least you can deal with the problem with a can of bug spray.

• Cardiff cruising
• London can set you free | Top 10 London activities on a budget
• Welcome to the (rental) jungle

The governor-general of Australia, Quentin Bryce, visited with the Queen, young Australian entrepreneurs in East London, and addressed an Australian Business networking lunch in a visit to the UK last week.

• A year on, Assange still a divisive issue
• Queensland Day celebrated at Australia House
• Australian Governor-General Quentin Bryce to visit Queen at palace

Recent polling suggests that Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s attempt to reignite a political gender war has backfired, with the embattled Labor leader losing significant support amongst male voters after claiming that Tony Abbott would marginalise women and change abortion rights if elected to government.

• Labor leadership momentum slows
• Sattler has ‘no regrets’ over Gillard chat
• Aussie shock jock suspended after asking PM ‘Is Tim gay?’

A piece of Western Australia’s remote East Kimberley region will be able to be seen from the top of the Eiffel Tower when an enormous artwork by an Aboriginal artist is unveiled on a Paris museum’s rooftop.

• Australia signs international arms control treaty in New York
• Bishop comments on Indonesian support must be explained, says PM
• Australian production Gruen Sweat wins Rose d’Or award

This summer, Rekorderlig, the cider brand known for their fruity drinks, are bringing the taste of summer to London’s Victoria Park with a Swedish inspired Midsummer House.

• Up on high | High Tea at the Paramount
• Foodies assemble at Taste of London festival
• Coffee Cult visits: Long White Cloud in Hoxton

REVIEW | Chimerica at Almeida Theatre is a captivating rollercoaster for the heart and mind, a play which explores the changing fortunes of two countries through the lens of a single photograph.

• WIN tickets to Xavier Rudd at London’s Koko on 24 June
• Australian Bondi Rescue star named Cleo Bachelor of the Year
• Breathtaking is an understatement; Knee Deep by Casus

FACE THE FESTIVAL 2013 | Have you got festival fever? We’ve got the ultimate guide to the music festival season for 2013. All the best music festivals from London, the UK and Europe, all in one handy location. Plus, win tickets to festivals in Spain, Portugal and London. Find out who you’re likely to meet, with our Top 5 festival goers, and our handy tips and tricks with a ‘Surviving Summer’ guide.

• Aussie beats at Latitude festival
• The Five People You Will Meet At Every Festival
• Surviving the Summer: A Festival How-To Guide

TRAVEL WRITER ENTRY | It took a six hour journey on four buses, and a two hour trek 2000m above sea level, but a night spent with a welcoming Nepalese family in their simple mountain home is one experience LUKE TYBURSKI will never forget.

• Sun, sand and chilled retsina in Santorini
• SCOTLAND | Explorer’s home opens as holiday apartment
• Dancing to the fractured beat of Havana, Cuba

You can now grab a top travel deal on Australian Times. Search the best selection of tours from the most popular travel operators. You can filter by price, trip, length and destination. Where will you be off to next?

Rio Tinto has called on businesses to be more transparent about their tax affairs after the global miner paid almost $9 billion in taxes in Australia last year.

• Australian dollar slump not all bad
• Maximizing your tweets – Twitter infographic
• MoneyGram selects OzForex for global payments service

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 pressure of qualifying for Brazil is not suffocating Tim Cahill or the Socceroos as they aim to turn Sydney into their World Cup dream factory for the second time in eight years.

• Jamie Soward to join London Broncos after Dragons release
• Good signs for Australia, says Peter Siddle
• Early summer season tag rugby finals held across London

The London tag rugby community are eagerly awaiting a cracking week of finals to see which teams will be crowned the early summer season champions.

• London Australia win Try Tag Rugby International Cup
• Tumeke claim victory at the Rugby Rocks Tag Rugby Festival
• EMAP claim Try Tag Corporate Challenge

WIN two tickets to Xavier Rudd at London’s Koko on 24 June 2013.

• WIN tickets to the ICC Champions Trophy 2013
• Win tickets to Super Bock Super Rock 2013
• WIN tickets to Camden Rocks 2013