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‘I speak Londoner, yeah?’
SUCULTURE SLEUTH | The curious Australian habit of adopting an English accent isn’t always confined to posh, clipped tones and a habit of saying yo-gurt, instead of yogurt, as our sleuth discovers this week.
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Cardiff cruising
SUBCULTURE SLEUTH | Feeling like just another Australian in a sea of familiar faces? Head to Cardiff to ‘throw another shrimp on the barbie’ with the locals.
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Dating disasters in London
SUBCULTURE SLEUTH | As the cliché goes, there are plenty more fish in the sea. And in the ocean that is London, it is best to cast a wide net.
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Casual racism: It’s not just Australia
SUBCULTURE SLEUTH | In the aftermath of the Woolwich attack, our sleuth confronts an uncomfortable truth about his adopted homeland, one that has parallels to Australia.
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News by any other name…
SUBCULTURE SLEUTH | This week our sleuth discovers ‘news in brief’ can mean many different things, depending on your news source.
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How do you maintain links with Oz? New survey seeks answers
PARTICIPATE | A new research project seeks to understand the views of Australians who have moved to Britain, their experiences in settling in the UK, and how they maintain links with ‘home’. If you are interested in discussing your experiences and contributing to the project, find out more below.
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Shorts in spring – are you brave enough to go bare?
SUBCULTURE SLEUTH | In a misguided attempt to embrace the sentiment of spring, our sleuth discovers why bare legs in May are still a London fashion faux pas.
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Migrating professionals say UK more desirable than Australia
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.
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Double-back to Brick Lane
SUBCULTURE SLEUTH | Brick Lane – tourist trap or vibrant urban heartland of Bangladeshi cuisine and culture? Our sleuth investigates.
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North London Tough Mudder: The muddiest mudder of all
AUSSIE TIMES TOUGH MUDDER ATTEMPT | In a sheer moment of insanity five months ago I signed up for the North London Tough Mudder race. On the weekend of 4-5 May at Boughton House in Kettering, the day of reckoning finally arrived.
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Houseshare highlights – living in London
SUBCULTURE SLEUTH | When you live in a house packed with a motley crew, you’re bound to end up with one oddball in the mix.
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Millwall mugs
SUBCULTURE SLEUTH | Despite the disturbing football hooliganism of a few, our sleuth discovers a club still deserving of support in Millwall.
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Networking in London: the benefits of collaborative relationships
ASTUTE AUSSIE IN LONDON | Two Aussies walk into a bar… they leave as great mates and business partners. This week, our Astute Aussie explores the benefits of networking in London for Australians.
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Antipodean lawyers London networking group host Anzac Day events
A NEW social and networking group, “Australian & New Zealand Lawyers in London” is hosting two events on 25 April for Anzac Day in London.
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Charity begins at the Tube
SUBCULTURE SLEUTH | The people from groups like Red Cross and Oxfam, as worthy as their causes may be, knew how to play me like a fiddle: hire a pretty girl with a big smile to call out to me in a shopping centre, then stick a pen in my hand and let hormones do the rest.
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Living like a London local
SUBCULTURE SLEUTH | It is not as easy for an Australian living in London to find a sense of localism.
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Beer battles: Aussie vs UK
SUBCULTURE SLEUTH | When deciding who loves a cold beer more, Poms or Aussies, our sleuth discovers we’re pulling the pints on this one.
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Will some Brits always think of Aussies as ‘convict stock’?
SUBCULTURE SLEUTH | Amongst some elements of London society, our sleuth discovers it may well be near impossible to shake the stigma of our ‘convict’ past.
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Home is where the heart is
HONEYMOONING NOMAD | Faced with reminders of life back home, our adventuring newlywed experiences that feeling we’ve all had at one point in our UK journey: homesickness.
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Tackling tourists
SUBCULTURE SLEUTH | This week our sleuth practices the London art of patience when faced with a swarming mass of tourists.







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