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REVIEW | To the delight of the audience at a packed Leicester Square Theatre last week, Australian comedian Steve Hughes explored the stupidity of Western governments and the world in his entertaining, and often poignant, show Big Issues.

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | Has a US yoghurt giant just gone and stolen John Butler’s song 'Zebra' for their Super Bowl commercial? Is Groovin’ the Moo the best festival in Oz? And who are Backpack Sounds?

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...

The self confessed purveyor of ‘nerdy comedy’, Aussie comic Matt Parker tells Nathan Motton how the subject of death can be funny and why British children are struggling to cope with maths.

Gotye's massive hit Somebody That I Used To Know is continuing to tear up charts around the world, hitting number one in the UK.

Renowned personal development author and presenter Michael Domeyko Rowland tells Nathan Motton about his upcoming seminar in London, working with Fergie and the key to a lasting relationship.

REVIEW | Aeroplane-issue toothbrush in pocket, and sleep mask on head, finally Phil Jamieson quits wandering around the front of the small stage at Walkabout Temple, and joins bandmate Pat Davern on stage in London.

REVIEW | The name Paul Kelly is synonymous with Australian pub rock anthems. For this reason it felt strange to be sitting on a civilised church pew in Union Chapel, London, amongst the many others here to worship this Australian rock icon.

With a facelift and some awesome festivities, the new look Walkabout Temple is something London can be proud of.

Fresh from her success at the Super Bowl in the US, Madonna has announced a world tour that will bring her to the UK and Australia.

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | Welcome back YTT, we're excited to see how the old show goes with a new feel! We're also feeling London's icy chill at the moment but have some Aussie music news that will warm your bones. Oh, and we pay tribute to the album.

REVIEW | There is a certain irony for a London audience watching Our Country’s Good in 2012.

Children’s cookbook author Sabrina Parrini sat down recently with Nathan Motton to talk about her new book and why keeping children away from fast food starts at home.

Australian music favourite Pete Murray has announced a return to London with a brand new gig at Scala in April.

Get a free drink and sing your heart out at Walkabout Temple's One Night Stand on Thursday.

Paul Kelly, one of Australia's most celebrated musicians, will take to the stage in London this week.

Triple J's annual list of the Hottest 100 songs has sparked a welcome sales boost for some of the country's biggest acts.

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | We look at the Triple J Hottest 100 winners, The Wiggles and all the goss from the Big Day Out.

Triple J Hottest 100 | The full and complete list of this year's results from the world's largest radio listeners' favourite song poll, and modern Australia Day tradition.

Australia Day in London: A guide to the best events, from the formal to the outright debaucherous, for Australian expats and their mates get together for an explosion of green and gold in celebration of the land down under.

VOTE NOW | In honour of Australia Day, we asked our readers via Facebook to name the songs that make an expat Aussie homesick. Here's the top ten. Now it's your job to choose the #1.

A 24-year-old man has been accused of trying to smuggle a stash of ecstasy tablets the Big Day Out on the Gold Coast.

At 61 years old, potato farmer Albert Ernest Clifford "Cliff" Young transfixed the nation when he ran 875 kilometres to win the Westfield Sydney to Melbourne ultra-marathon in 1983.

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?

This Friday's Big Day Out music festival in Auckland will be the last held in New Zealand after organisers said the event is no longer financially viable in Kiwi-land.

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | Jason Donovan is back on the beat, the Arctic Monkeys fluff their lines and the King goes on holiday from the J's.

For Aussie residents in north London this year Bar Solo in Camden will be hosting a bunch of Australian artists to mark the day.

When KARL MATHIESEN was asked to interview Jonathan LaPaglia, one of the stars of the new Australian drama series The Slap, little did he realise that it would result in a profound consideration of contemporary Australian culture.

The Jezabels are popping back into London so often we’re starting to think they like the place. Here for one night only they packed out the iconic Heaven nightclub in Charing Cross.

Scottish actor Billy Boyd was recently in Australia and he found time to chat to LESLEY SLADE about The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit movies, as well as his love of surfing, Jedis and music…

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | We look back at the wonderful year that was 2011 and remember the highs (and lows) of Australian music.

It's an undeniable fact of life that the two greatest Christmas songs of all time are The Pogues’ ‘Fairy Tale of New York’ and Paul Kelly’s ‘How to Make Gravy’. Some will tell you art is subjective and beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all that —...

When Dame Edna graces the London stage in the pantomime production of Dick Whittington, it’s not just the Aussies in the audience who swoon. TIM MARTIN found out that the Brits are actually quite fond of the ‘housewife from Melbourne’ too and she’s right at home in panto.

An Australian's time spent in the UK can be filled with any number of traditionally English experiences. But one is both easily experienced and a truly English cultural experience, going to see a pantomime.

An Aussie. In London’s Royal Opera House. Sounds more like the plot for a comedy caper than for this winter’s hottest ticket in town! WILL FITZGIBBON caught up with Australian baritone Peter Coleman-Wright to talk Die Meistersinger and how you portray having a piece of plastic inserted where the sun...

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | Grinderman to grind no more, the Annandale needs your love and voting for the Hottest 100 opens once again!

Greg and Lucy Malouf tell Nathan Motton about their new book; why Australia is leading the way with Middle Eastern food and why the cuisine is much more than just kebabs.

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | Saving live Australian music is high on the agenda back home right now.

Nick Cave has announced his project Grinderman is over. Cave used the band's headline set at Meredith Music Festival in Victoria to declare that Grinderman are no more.

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | Does anyone actually like Kyle Sandilands? Who got the J Awards? And see ya later Triple J legends.

People dream of being in London at Christmas. Few places in the world can capture the spirit of Christmas quite like London. And the weather is exactly what is required; part of the theme in fact.

Aussie comedian Deborah Frances-White reveals her tricks to getting almost anyone to want to sleep with you.

REVIEW | His first London gig in four years, Lior reminded a largely Aussie audience in Soho why true musicianship is alive and well

REVIEW | Aussie musician Prita, who describes her brand of music as “Hop-So-Fo” or a mix of hip-hop, soul and folk, has recently moved to London after spending the past four years conquering the Antipodes.

With the Sydney Dance Company gracing the boards of London this week, WILL FITZGIBBON took time to have a chat to the man behind the stunningly beautiful shows, artistic director Rafael Bonachela.

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | We've got the low down from Aussie music's night of nights, we've got some very interesting news on DJ Pogo and we're wishing all the best to Bee Gees boy Robin Gibb.

The 2011 ARIA Awards were presented in a star studded ceremony held in Sydney Olympic Park on 27 November before a capacity audience comprised of members of industry heavy weights and music fans. Check out the full list of winners.

The 2011 ARIAs are in the bag. This year's instalment definitely made up for last year’s disappointing socks and jocks award ceremony. As the winners retreat to their accountants' offices to calculate how many units they'll move tomorrow and the losers retreat to the bar, we take stock of Australian...

Boy and Bear made it five ARIA Awards on the night, including coveted Best Group and Best Album prizes for their acclaimed debut, Moonfire.

Pete Murray has been making soundwaves recently on the back of his new album, Blue Sky Blue. Murray was back in London last week and hitting all the right notes to a packed crowd at Bush Hall full of Australian fans.