RIGHT SAID ED | On the eve of the 2012 Olympic Games, I was walking through north London in a pretty and unobtrusive back alley, when out the corner of my eye I spotted a very familiar sight.

With Cold Chisel set to play their first northern hemisphere dates in almost 30 years, Ian Moss chatted to TIM MARTIN about what it’s like being back on the road, how Cold Chisel could have been as big as AC/DC and how you don’t always need to be the best of friends to become a legendary Aussie rock band.

While Mayor of London Boris Johnson doesn’t have the same confidence some of his Aussie counterparts have in the prowess of our soon to be Australian Olympic stars, he is putting on some pretty good parties around London this summer, starting with a free Tom Jones concert in July.

RIGHT SAID ED | A constant nag in my household is that ‘we don’t do enough cultural stuff in London’.

The Australian Rugby Sevens team head to Twickenham this weekend to try and finish their IRB World Series year on a high. TIM MARTIN caught up with captain, Ed Jenkins, and coach, Michael O’Connor, in the London Eye to talk footy, Olympics and lofty ambitions.

RIGHT SAID ED | In less than a month London is going to be transformed. Not from Olympic fever or Trenton Oldfield histrionics (fingers crossed) but from a righteous celebration that will be the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

RIGHT SAID ED | Forget Kony. Forget the Mayan prophecies. Forget Bieber, One Direction, Charlie Sheen (and any other headline grabbing celebs). Forget the Arab Spring and the US Elections. Forget everything! Because in 2012, London is all you need to know.

RIGHT SAID ED | Is it just me or is Twitter all the rage at the moment?

AUSTRALIAN TIMES EXCLUSIVE | Australian expats left stranded after Aussie Group “goes bust”. Ward Thomas Removals acquires business and sets about restoring the brand’s reputation.

Australian cricket legend Ian Chappell blasts cricket’s ‘unfair’ switch hit technique and says Australia still has a way to go to before reclaiming top Test team status.

Australian Times Editor TIM MARTIN sat down with Blue Mountains-born brother and sister, Heidi and Ulrich Lenffer, ahead of their band’s huge NME Awards Show gig this Friday. Chatting about everything from Aussie fans and breaking into Europe to sky diving and family fights on tour – we get the scoop on Cloud Control.

RIGHT SAID ED | What happens in London, the capital of rain, when a bit of drizzle falls on the tracks? Pandemonium! That’s what happens.

This week rugby league kicks off in the English capital and London’s only Super League team is chock full of Australians raring to go.

Australia Day, that holiest of days for Aussies, is one huge celebration of everything Australian. And I can’t think of anything better to celebrate than the fact that I am, you are, we are – Australian.

Looking ahead to Australia Day, we preview and predict a few of the songs and artists likely to feature on Triple J’s Hottest 100 list. Are we right?

RIGHT SAID ED | Apparently yesterday, the third Monday of January, was the unhappiest day of the year! But I just don’t get the hysteria.

One of the first shipments of Queensland’s Kensington Pride mangoes will hit the streets of London this week. TIM MARTIN explores what has the English capital hopping MADD for this delicious Australian favourite.

RIGHT SAID ED | And so you have safely negotiated another New Year’s Eve! Well done and welcome Australian Times – 2012. What a year we have to look forward to.

RIGHT SAID ED | 2011 has been an action packed year for Australian Times. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you, our readers and our writers, for contributing to such an awesome year.