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AUSTRALIA DAY | Here's the list of all the best Aussie celebrations around London. Whether you’re in the east, south, west or north, rest assured there’ll be a pub somewhere near you putting on an Aussie themed shindig for you and your mates.

Juxtaposing two philosophers: David Birnbaum & Thomas Nagel

Jetlag is celebrating all that is great about Australia with a line up of Australian film, sport, food, drink and the favourite songs of 2013 as voted by Aussies.

Reputed gaming companies like Kerching have been consistently setting new benchmarks and raising the standard when it comes to introductions of online slot games and themes. The Masques of St Marco is one more such offering from them and you too are invited to this celebration event, also known as ...

It's been a big year for Aussies in London - Rolf Harris was charged, a future King was born and Julian Assange marked one year in the Ecuadorean embassy.

The Government has defended raids by ASIO ahead on an international hearing on an oil and gas treaty with East Timor.

Immigration Minister Scott Morrison is refusing to say if asylum seekers in offshore detention will be strip searched under enhanced security measures.

Three Australian veterans of the war in Afghanistan stood together in London on Monday to remember the war dead at a solemn Hyde Park service.

Not one for following step-by-step guide books, CRAIG LEWIS explores Drakensberg in Southern Africa by getting to know the charming local residents, and risking it all in some action packed adventures.

Concert promoters are in talks to bring The Rolling Stones to Australia in 2014 for a string of stadium shows, and to open the redeveloped Adelaide Oval.

TRAVEL WRITER WINNER | CRAIG LEWIS’ wish list has a few more ticks after a three-day safari trip in the Ngala Private Game Reserve, one of Africa’s richest wildlife regions.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott seems to have toned down his tough talk on the asylum-seeker issue after meeting the Indonesian president.

An 80-year-old Australian tourist has had a miraculous escape after falling 30 meters off a cliff path in Cornwall before becoming entangled in brambles.

TRAVEL | As Ron Howard’s new Formula 1 film Rush hits UK cinemas, LARA BRUNT channels her inner Chris Hemsworth and takes a spin around the world’s most infamous racetrack - the Nürburgring in Germany.

Tony Abbott has received a rapturous reception as he stepped up to the podium to make his acceptance speech in the Australian federal election.

Is the grass really greener on the other side? Enter the world’s largest expat survey for your chance to win £1,000 cash

The results are in. Australian Times readers have spoken, and here are their choices for the best Asian restaurants in London. From Vietnamese on Kingsland Road in Hoxton through to Bombay inspired okra fries in Covent Garden, we've got your next craving for a pho or gyoza covered.

AUSTRALIAN ELECTION 13 | Tony Abbott’s plan to buy boats from Indonesian fishermen to stop them being used by people smugglers shows his lack of understanding, Jakarta says.

AUSTRALIAN ELECTION 13 | Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has made his first visit to Penrith in the key western Sydney marginal seat of Lindsay, touting the ‘sex appeal’ of Liberal candidate Fiona Scott.

AUSTRALIAN ELECTION 13 | With the Australian federal election announced for 7 September 2013, we look at the major parties position on key issues for voters.

Corruption findings by the ICAC against two former NSW Labor ministers, Eddie Obeid and Ian MacDonald, have been a gift to the pre-election campaign of Tony Abbott.

After 10 years in London Zöé Caldwell has got her fingers in many creative pies, taking full advantage of the opportunities London has to offer. In addition to her role as Associate Producer, Zoe also finds time to dabble in music management, comedy and co-found IronBark — a theatre company ...

The Met Office has upgraded its heatwave warning for London and the South Eastern United Kingdom to Level 3.

Scotland Yard have handed a file of evidence on a royal prank call linked to the death of nurse Jacintha Saldanha in December last year to the Australian Federal Police and NSW police.

TRAVEL WRITER WINNER | Homeless in Japan. Two uncoordinated Queensland girls battle the infamous Hokkaido weather in a desperate attempt to get… anywhere. Alison is our Great Travel Writer competition winner for July, and has won a £250 voucher with Topdeck.

The Emigration Group was established in 1992 with the sole aim of helping British migrants achieve a new life in New Zealand and Australia.

TRAVEL WRITER ENTRY | Only two hours from London and SEAN BRYAN found himself waking up in Brussels. He walks and talks us through 48 hours in the capital, the delights of ‘frites’ and seeking out street art.

TRAVEL WRITER ENTRY | Argentinian football is quite something to behold and although probably not for the faint hearted, it should be experienced by football novices and fanatics alike. LUCY HOLDSWORTH experiences Futbol in Argentina.

TRAVEL WRITER ENTRY | Months of planning for a European adventure will guarantee everything will go like clockwork, right? As ERIN NATION discovers, even the most carefully-laid plans can fail at the first hurdle.

Former prime minister Bob Hawke has ruled out intervening to smooth tensions between Prime Minister Julia Gillard and former leader Kevin Rudd.

Feminists fear a massive Labor defeat in September will set back their cause for up to a decade.

The ABC will stop making the animated version of Bananas in Pyjamas, featuring loved children's characters B1 and B2. ABC have seen a recent decline in overseas merchandise sales.

FACE THE FESTIVAL 2013 | Have you got festival fever? We've got the ultimate guide to the music festival season for 2013. All the best music festivals from London, the UK and Europe, all in one handy location. Plus, win tickets to festivals in Spain, Portugal and London. Find out ...

WHATS ON | A new exhibition which opened on Wednesday juxtaposes natural images and manmade objects against the backdrop of Battersea Park. Inspirational Objects: Nature as a Designer by artists Alison Milner and her photographer husband Steve Speller is showing at the Pumphouse Gallery until 16 June from Wednesdays to ...

Peter Singer AC, preeminent Australian moral philosopher and ethicist, is presenting a talk in Cambridge on Wednesday 1 May for Giving What We Can and the Cambridge Union on effective altruism — a new talk on how we can all best help others.

THE EXPAT FACTOR | Rugby legend Michael Lynagh won the World Cup with the Wallabies and captained the team from 1993-1995. He survived 72 internationals but perhaps his toughest test has been making what he calls a ‘miraculous’ recovery from a life threatening stroke. Now just one year since the ...

EDINBURGH EXPAT | The Edinburgh International Science Festival looks to the future as it celebrates its 25th birthday.

THE EXPAT FACTOR | Liz Koops is a theatrical entrepreneur who brought sell-out shows Tap Dogs and Priscilla Queen of The Desert to the UK stage. She is managing director of Back Row Productions, winner of 2012 Australian Woman of the Year in the UK and has recently launched a ...

When it comes to finding the best people for the job, many organisations struggle to find the right people and many people are finding it difficult to find the right job.

ASTUTE AUSSIE IN LONDON | 8 March is International Women's Day - a global day of recognition and celebration of women. However, there is still more to be done to encourage gender diversity in management and senior business positions in order to gain from the benefits of a diversified workplace.

CHRIS’S KITCHEN |This week, our main man in the Maze Grill kitchen, CHRIS ARKADIEFF, shows us how to serve up a perfectly baked fillet of sole for a healthy and simple meal.

EDINBURGH EXPAT | The ‘City of Literature’ tag is perhaps no more appropriate than when referring to the relationship between a city with infamously temperamental weather and those who have the ability to aptly describe it.

Australia’s answer to Justin Bieber, 16-yr-old Cody Simpson, is about to kick off his first UK/European tour. He talks to PAUL BLEAKLY about how he turned a YouTube clip into an international whirlwind success.

Thousands of Australians have gathered in London at events across town to celebrate Australia Day. With music, comedy, and epic Aussie Day parties on at pubs in all parts of London, it was hard to escape the festive spirit.

CHRIS’S KITCHEN | Maze Grill’s Head Chef Chris Arkadieff has recently added wild rabbit to the menu, with great success. Here he shows us his favourite rabbit recipe with Puy lentils.

AUSTRALIA DAY IN UK | Where were you last Australia Day? And what are your plans this time around? Our writers reflect on their Australia Day experiences, both in the UK and back home, and share their ideas to make this year one to remember.

UK SUBCULTURE SLEUTH | It is difficult to ‘come out’ in such a public forum, but it feels good to get it off my chest after all this time.

IT remains one of the most in-demand and fast-paced employment sectors on the planet, and Australia is no exception