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TRAVEL WRITER WINNER | Enraptured by the sights, sounds and flavours of Portugal LAUREN MARIE TROPEANO fell helplessly in love with the country on her very first encounter. Lauren is our Great Travel Writer competition winner for July, and has won a £250 voucher with Topdeck.

INTERVIEW | Australian Sex Party founder Fiona Patten talks to Australian Times about civil liberties, censorship and the conservative nature of Australian politics

AUSTRALIAN ELECTION 13 | With the announcement of the 7 September election, Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott have made a first pitch to voters.

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.

A Singapore-based mining company will be forced to pay $150,000 after being convicted of the damage and desecration of an Aboriginal sacred site. It is the first such conviction in Australian history.

WA Coroner Alastair Hope says all 102 lives lost in the Siev 358 asylum seeker boat tragedy could have been saved if authorities had responded sooner.

Former Labor MP Eddie Obeid, his son Moses, and former mines minister Ian Macdonald could face criminal charges after the ICAC found they acted corruptly.

Aussie stand-up comedian Celia Pacquola knows all about being Australian in the UK, following a 'gap year' in London in 2010. She shares her experiences this week at Soho Theatre, from 31 July for four nights only!

The Edinburgh Fringe is a chaotic place that is bursting at the seams with every kind of performance art that you could possibly imagine. To help navigate, POPPY DAMON has prepared a list of the top ten Australian acts performing at the festival.

The newly-opened Australian café Ruby Dock at Camden Lock Market is a welcome respite from the craziness of the Camden Markets that surrounds it, providing patrons with a safe port from the storm of insanity that rages outside.

REVIEW | The formula to a great musical is easy — catchy lyrics, energetic cast, punchy dialogue and a show-stopping finale. Luckily, Rock of Ages, has it all, offering a rollicking 80s romp through the rock annuals and a guaranteed great night out.

Treasurer Chris Bowen has lashed out at the opposition for trashing the reputation of public servants.

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When in the heart of Welsh capital Cardiff and find yourself in the need for a late-afternoon caffeine fix, The Plan provides the solution.

Prime Minister Rudd announces no asylum seekers arriving by boat will resettle in Australia under new deal with PNG.

FEATURE | If the polls are to be believed, Tony Abbott will become the next Prime Minister of Australia at the next federal election. Abbott has become renowned for his verbal gaffes, and POPPY DAMON has compiled a list of his five best (or worst).

British Prime Minister David Cameron has been urged to sack his Australian election strategist Lynton Crosby.

Further details of the conduct of the Australian army’s so-called “Jedi Council” have been disclosed via the media, and includes senior officers and long-serving members of the defence force.

Tony Abbott may consider it “old news”, but online it is a different story as thousands sign up to an online petition calling for action over the Opposition Leader’s past use of travel entitlements.

With a surfeit of sights, sounds and sophisticated relaxed glamour, Copenhagen is a perfect weekend getaway from London. We bring you the best places to eat, sleep and visit in a handy 48 hour introduction to the delights of Denmark.

ASTUTE AUSSIE IN LONDON | Is the current shenanigans in the Australian parliament an unhealthy system gone out of hand?

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.

Tourists have been advised “not to bother” travelling to Perth in a scathing review of its value as a holiday destination following a Tourism Australia industry event in city last month.

Kevin Rudd says he’s booked the National Press Club for a debate with Tony Abbott on the economy, but Mr Abbott still hasn’t said he’ll turn up.

TRAVEL WRITER ENTRY | In the hot and sultry highlands of Sri Lanka, HELEN MOAT embarks on a strange quest through the busy streets of Bandarawela — in search of ‘ice caps’.

Top tips for job-seekers, helping you take the next steps towards securing the job you want back in Australia - from hunting down the perfect job through to how to perform in interviews.

OPINION | Julia Gillard might have known raising the gender card could be her downfall. And yet, the positive change this could effect may just be her enduring legacy.

Dusty Limits, aka Mr Dorian Black, singer, comic and compere and has been called a “trailblazer” on the UK cabaret circuit. He is also originally from Australia. Here he tells us ‘what’s with the accent’ ahead of his Soho Theatre show.

A potential third tilt at the Labor leadership for axed Prime Minister Kevin Rudd appears to have lost momentum, with suggestions that Mr Rudd’s plan to persuade senior government ministers to support his challenge has failed.

Jennifer Guerrini-Maraldi is an Australian art dealer specialising in contemporary abstract act from indigenous outback communities and owner of JGM Art Gallery in Battersea. She is a member of the Indigenous Art Code, an Australian Government initiative to ensure fair trade and ethical treatment of Aboriginal artists.

EDINBURGH EXPAT | The sun may be shining in Edinburgh, but here are three great reasons to stay inside with our resident expat’s top picks for the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2013.

As Julia Gillard marks three years as prime minister, Labor backbenchers say ministers are being unhelpful by attacking Kevin Rudd.

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.

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.

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

At Paramount, the term High Tea is applied literally, as a lavish afternoon spread is enjoyed with 360 degree views of London.

TRAVEL WRITER WINNER | The contagious rhythm of Havana, Cuba sweeps up this month’s travel writer winner, EMMA O’NEILL in its heady, steamy embrace. Emma is our Great Travel Writer competition winner for May, and has won a £250 voucher with Topdeck.

SURVIVING LONDON | Rent. Those four innocent looking letters that taunt and tease every Aussie when they first come to London. Here's our tips to survive the rental jungle.

Leadership speculation in the federal government has put the country at risk of an early election after Independent MP Tony Windsor claimed that the deal he made in 2010 to support the Gillard Government would be “null and void” if the Australian Labor Party were to change leaders before the ...

REVIEW | Happy New at Trafalgar Studios, by Australian playwright Brendan Cowell, is full of raw emotion and an undertone of restless aggression. It is a brutal exploration of how humans operate in modern Australian society, that sucks in the audience by virtue of proximity and off the back of ...

Former Labor leader Kevin Rudd says he is available to campaign in seats across the country, but is not a candidate for the leadership.

INTERVIEW | Australian mezzo-soprano and musical all-rounder Caitlin Hulcup talks to WILL FITZGIBBON ahead of her performance as Calbo in Gioachino Rossini’s opera Maometto secondo at Garsington Opera.

Queenslanders will each fork out an additional $181 as a result of the Newman Government’s second budget announcement yesterday, which is expected to earn the state an additional $1 billion in revenue over the next fiscal year.

If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the Kitchen Party. ‘Russian Revels’ offers an intimate and challenging interactive dining experience, wrapped up in 1920s Soviet glamour.

OPINION | In the wake of yet another racist incident in Australia involving Eddie McGuire and Adam Goodes, PAUL BLEAKLEY asks, is our jokey larrikinism masking a serious cultural problem of casual racism?

The AFL has backed Collingwood’s refusal to stand down president Eddie McGuire for his racial comment directed at Sydney player Adam Goodes.

Media personality Eddie McGuire has apologised to Sydney AFL player Adam Goodes for suggesting he should promote the King Kong musical.

Julia Gillard has agreed to a summit on the future of car making after Ford’s decision to stop manufacturing in Australia.

INTERVIEW | Ahead of a two week run at London’s Soho Theatre, Wil Anderson takes a breather to speak with BONNIE GARDINER about his life, his legs and his comedy.