Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr has reportedly been dumped by world-renowned lingerie brand Victoria’s Secret amidst reports that she was demanding and difficult to work with.

Documentary film Alias Ruby Blade offers a unique insight into the tumultuous birth of a new nation in Timor-Leste through the story of Kirsty Sword, a young Australian activist who provided valuable assistance to the resistance and ultimately fell in love with resistance leader, and first President of Timor-Leste, Xanana Gusmao.

A disgusted Mark Webber returns to Australia to go surfing after teammate Sebastian Vettel controversially steals Malaysian F1 Grand Prix from him against team orders.

Suspected Mossad spy Ben Zygier was jailed on suspicions he told ASIO about his work with the Israeli agency, the ABC says.

Australia’s foreign affairs department says it’s not sure whether it briefed its then-minister about Israel’s arrest of Melbourne man Ben Zygier, believed to have worked for Israeli spy agency Mossad.

Artworks depicting a kangaroo and dingo are the subject of a British government export ban, delaying their Australian purchase.

AUSTRALIA DAY | For Australians, Australia Day can provide a good opportunity to reflect on the country we’ve left behind, and appreciate how lucky we really are.

On the eve of our national holiday, a research firm has released its predictions for what the average Aussie lifestyle will look like in 2025.

AUSTRALIA DAY | In the lead up to Australia Day, it seems appropriate to ask questions about the nature of Australian identity and how we are perceived as a nation. A recent article by the BBC’s Sydney correspondent suggests global misconceptions about Australia have rendered us a nation of stereotypes, typecast as laidback, beach-going, sports obsessed fitness fanatics.

AUSTRALIA DAY IN UK | What could be more Aussie than quoting along to The Castle, eating a Cherry Ripe and having a beer. Well, it’s all possible at the special Australia Day ‘The Castle Quote Along’ screening, hosted by the boys from Bogan Bingo.

The US prosecution case against a young Australian, Trent Martin, for securities fraud is a story of greed and betrayal of a Kiwi mate.

As 2012 comes to a close, we look at the top stories dominating headlines back home in Australia, and what caught your interest here on AustralianTimes.co.uk.

The premiere of Les Miserables in Sydney stopped thousands of shoppers in their tracks, as Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe walked a red carpet that ran the length of Pitt Street Mall.

The word “ranga” is a term used by Australians to refer to red-haired people, often in an offensive manner. It is now set to be the latest Australian slang term to enter officially recognized lexicon, with its inclusion in the new edition of the Australian Oxford Dictionary.

The arrival of the Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) on stage at London’s Cadogan Hall earlier this month may not have been directed by Danny Boyle or introduced by Stephen Hawking.

After a successful tour in Europe, Geelong-based theatre company Back to Back are back in Australia but still looking to reclaim the swastika with their elephant-headed deity and a theatre group of stars.

Brisbane band Last Dinosaurs bring their show to the big smoke and rock London.

Australian operatic tenor Stuart Skelton will perform in the English National Opera’s new production of Wagner’s “The Flying Dutchman.”

Australian acting legend Cate Blanchett is wowing London’s theatre-going public with an energetic but moving depiction of isolation in the Sydney Theatre Company’s new production “Big and Small” at the Barbican.