Assange just an attention seeker: Howard
Former PM John Howard isn’t sure Julian Assange has committed a crime, but rates him as “an attention seeker of the worst kind”.
Former PM John Howard isn’t sure Julian Assange has committed a crime, but rates him as “an attention seeker of the worst kind”.
Community leaders in Australia’s north have welcomed the coalition’s white paper proposal, but some remain sceptical.
A contemporary theatre production currently playing at the Ovalhouse explores race relations and multiculturalism in Australia, from Captain Cook’s historic first encounter with indigenous people, through to National Sorry Day.
REVIEW | The Glyndebourne production of Falstaff, directed by Australian Sarah Fahie, is full of strong vocal performances and theatrical aplomb.
ASTUTE AUSSIE IN LONDON | Systems are a part of life and work. Being aware of the systems you are a part of can help you maximize your performance within it.
Indigenous leaders have marked the sixth anniversary of the controversial 2007 government intervention in the Northern Territory by questioning the psychological repercussions of regulating the day-to-day management of Aboriginal communities.
Justice has been done with the life sentence handed to Adrian Ernest Bayley for the rape and murder of Melbourne woman Jill Meagher, her family says.
Opposition immigration spokesman Scott Morrison says the government’s crackdown on 457 visas is not a done deal in parliament.
Australian women respond to a Destroy The Joint Facebook call to action, #convoyofcleavage, after columnist Grace Collier criticises Prime Minister Julia Gillard for showing too much cleavage in parliament.
INTERVIEW | Having toured as part of Sarah Blasko’s band, Ben Fletcher knows great music. Now, with his own debut solo album just released in the UK, he reflects on his 20 year journey with GEORGE KATRALIS.
FULL INTERVIEW | After touring with the likes of Sarah Blasko, Ben Fletcher has produced his very own debut solo album - Upon Ayr. Fletcher talks with George Katralis about his 20 year journey.
REVIEW | Performing in the Spiegeltent at the London Wonderground, Beyond by Australian company Circa presents a variety of circus acts, but the strength of one performer steals the show.
FIT AUSSIE | The physical and psychological challenge of Tough Mudder provided a renewed sense of spirit for our Fit Aussie. Now he shows you how to get motivated about being motivated.
HONEYMOONING NOMAD | Last week we showed you a side to London you may not know all that well — an affordable London! This week, the budget-friendly fun continues with another top ten of free London activities.
Former prime minister Bob Hawke has ruled out intervening to smooth tensions between Prime Minister Julia Gillard and former leader Kevin Rudd.
Join in a unique conversation about Australian identity from the perspectives of Australians abroad with the Australian Republican Movement’s ‘Being Australia(n)’ Q&A event on Thursday 27 June.
The Western Australia’s European Office celebrated the founding day of Western Australia by hosting a WA wine tasting event at the Australian High Commission last week.
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.
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.
View the digital edition of this week’s FREE Australian Times newspaper, available every Tuesday across London.
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.
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 leadership showdown between Prime Minister Julia Gillard and her detractors could be put off until after Labor's landmark schools funding legislation passes federal parliament.
Australian Julian Assange continues to polarise opinion a year after he sought political asylum, as a recent story concerning his right to sunlight proves. Assange met with Ecuador foreign minister Ricardo Patino at the embassy this morning.
Sydney and the surrounding area have so much to offer. If you're planning a few weeks there, then you need to make sure you pack as much as possible in. Here's our guide to the best places to visit to help you make the most of your holiday.
For a country that invented walking on the left hand side, the English aren’t very good at it.
Network Migration Services is a professional immigration company for South Africans that has assisted over 8,500 families and individuals world wide over the last 20 years achieve their dreams of moving to another country.
Perth shock jock Howard Sattler will pursue legal action against Fairfax radio after he was sacked for asking prime minister Julia Gillard whether her partner is gay.
A recent report by Buddy Media: “Strategies for Effective Tweeting: A Statistical Review” is based on an analysis they did on user-engagement from more than 320 various brands' Twitter accounts.
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.
Western Australian shock jock Howard Sattler has been suspended from the airwaves after asking PM Julia Gillard if her partner is gay during an interview.
Ken Smith, Agent General for Queensland and Trade and Investment Commissioner, Europe, shares his experience of Queensland Day in London with Australian Times
Defence has launched a massive investigation into more than 100 army and other personnel over the distribution of offensive images of women.
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.
Feminists fear a massive Labor defeat in September will set back their cause for up to a decade.
Australian workers doing plumbing repair work on the Sydney Harbour Bridge have walked off the job after they said two apprentices were exposed to asbestos.
Ozforex has signed an agreement with MoneyGram to power currency remittances made in Australia.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has hit back at the Newman government’s ban on federal Education Minister Peter Garrett visiting schools in the state by ordering all Labor MPs to stand outside school gates and push the Gonski reforms to parents that are dropping off and collecting their children.
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.
The New South Wales government have launched a $1.5 million road safety awareness campaign designed to discourage people from texting while driving. The “Get Your Hands Off It” campaign takes a tongue-in-cheek approach specifically designed to target the 20-to-29-year-old age bracket, with the accompanying video going viral.
Lifeguard and star of reality program Bondi Rescue Trent Maxwell has been named 2013 CLEO Bachelor of the Year, beating out hot favourite Darren McMullen to claim the title and $10 000(AUD) in prize money.
Police have begun work on a property in the Riverina region of New South Wales in an effort to discover the body of anti-drugs campaigner Donald Mackay, who went missing thirty-six years ago after a series of confrontations with Griffith marijuana growers.
A senior member of the Australian intelligence community, Major General Stephen Day, has claimed that around 80 per cent of malicious cyber-attacks that occur in Australia are sponsored by foreign powers attempting to exploit weaknesses in the country’s security systems.
Recalling his own ridicule at the hands of Julia Gillard, shadow treasurer Joe Hockey has rejected prime ministerial criticism of the Liberal Party.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard says a menu circulating on the internet from a Liberal National Party fundraising menu is “grossly sexist and offensive”, and the Opposition should disendorse former Howard government minister Mal Brough as the candidate for the Queensland seat of Fisher.
The Palmer United Party has unveiled the first of its Victorian candidates in Melbourne today, with former world champion boxer Barry Michael and AFL legend Doug Hawkins being revealed as the fledgling party’s latest signings.
Federal Education Minister Peter Garrett has been banned from setting foot on the campus of any Queensland school, with the Newman Government claiming that it was taking action to prevent the state’s educational facilities from becoming “the venue for the Gonski media roadshow.”
Former federal Labor leader Mark Latham has urged Prime Minister Julia Gillard to adopt the Coalition’s policy of sending boats carrying asylum seekers back into Indonesian waters in order to address the severity of the people smuggling issue.
REVIEW | Four circus performers test the limits of human strength and fragility in Knee Deep, the debut for Australian contemporary company Casus currently playing at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith.
HONEYMOONING NOMAD | You heard it here first; the best things in life are free. Our honeymooning nomad hunts down the top ten things to do in London on a budget.
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