The world’s shortest man reached the high point of his Sydney tour on Friday with a visit to the Sydney Tower Eye.

• Julia Gillard talks positive amid global market rout
• Queenslanders urged to throw Queen’s Jubilee parties in Australia
• Original Wiggles set to retire with a female to fill the Yellow skivvy

The Aussies are back again for the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show and this year’s Australian entry will have you missing the best bits of home.

• Australian Olympians plan to avoid Heathrow for London Games
• Les Miserables’ Hugh Jackman says ‘Happy Mother’s Day’ from London
• Hamish and Andy are taking over the radio in London

The 65th Cannes Film Festival opens on the French Riviera tonight and already, Australian stars are being tipped as the ones to watch. Nicole Kidman, Kylie Minogue, Guy Pearce, Mia Wasikowska and many more famous Aussie faces will be representing Down Under on the famous red carpet.

• Aussie Edward Myatt ‘forced’ to smuggle drugs to Bali
• Angry Rebekah Brooks ‘baffled’ by UK ‘witch hunt’ charges
• Afghan withdrawal timeline firms up for Aussie troops

Medieval torture, louche restaurants and fashionable boutiques – CHARLIE INGLEFIELD finds out why Tallinn is leading the Baltic recovery.

• Amped for Pamps: Running with the Bulls in Spain
• Marvelling in magnificent Malta
• Top tips for exploring the wilds of Africa

It’s been one hell of a year for Australia’s thrash pop duo from Brisbane, DZ Deathrays. Watch them chat to the Backpack Sounds boys at London’s Aussie BBQ.

• Epic sets, nasty dunnies and an Aussie music feud
• Australia’s Last Dinosaurs serve up a Hoxton Kitchen treat
• Put another tune on London’s Aussie music barbie

MUSIC FESTIVALS | In the UK and right around Europe, when the days get longer and cider becomes more of a pub staple than mulled wine, you know that festival season is on its way. And 2012 is shaping up to be a festival feast!

• Australians at the 2012 British music festivals
• British music festivals survival guide
• Best music festivals in London 2012

Enter the draw to win tickets to Hard Rock Calling in London’s Hyde Park, with Soundgarden, The Mars Volta, Iggy & The Stooges and Australia’s legendary Cold Chisel.

• WIN tickets to Reading 2012 festival
• WIN tickets to Download 2012 festival
• WIN tickets to Wireless Festival

Check out the very best of Australian Times TV and our video interviews with Aussie music legends – Kate Miller-Heidke, Cut Copy, Cloud Control, The Jezabels and Alex Lloyd.

• Cloud Control to Major Tim
• London’s the right fit for The Jezabels
• Stirling Mortlock plotting Wallabies demise in London

Dockland Light Railway is assembling a team of station managers who will be responsible for the safety of the crowd passing through the busiest areas in London during the 2012 games.

• Australian employers look abroad for talent
• The Aussie weakens after Greek elections
• Spouse probation – What is the effect of the probationary period increase?

MOVE TO AUSTRALIA | According to the IMF, Australia continues its rise up the global GDP per capita league tables, now ranking 5th in the world.

• Australia needs you to work
• The British move to Australia
• Plan your move to Australia with this checklist

NSW Blues forward Tony ‘T-Rex’ Williams intimidates Queensland with his sheer size. But it’s one of the Blues’ smallest players, rookie five-eighth Todd Carney, who strikes most fear into Maroons ahead of Wednesday night’s State of Origin series opener at Etihad Stadium.

• Casey Stoner in shock MotoGP retirement
• Matt Giteau has shot at Euro rugby silverware in London
• King Kenny Dalglish dethroned from his beloved Liverpool FC

Australia’s men’s volleyball team have been handed a tough draw for next month’s Olympic qualification tournament – their last chance to secure a London Games berth.

• Australian shot putter Dale Stevenson set for London Olympics
• Olympic suppliers deny being sweatshops
• Stephanie Rice still nursing injured shoulder

With the London Tag Rugby community still waiting for summer to kick in, this hasn’t dampened the spirit of the players with record numbers playing Tag Rugby this year across London & Reading!

• Record Tag Rugby Early Summer Season
• Early Summer Tag Rugby competitions kick off in London
• Last chance to register for Early Summer competitions