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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.

Although it’s almost a cliché to venture to warmer climates like Mallorca or Corfu for the summer, seeing what Britain's own back yard has to offer is also just as fun.

REVIEW | The Glyndebourne production of Falstaff, directed by Australian Sarah Fahie, is full of strong vocal performances and theatrical aplomb.

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.

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.

Ken Smith, Agent General for Queensland and Trade and Investment Commissioner, Europe, shares his experience of Queensland Day in London with Australian Times

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.

EDINBURGH EXPAT | If part one of our top summer in Scotland activities didn’t help you turn that translucent skin a healthy shade of pink, this week’s best of list should do the trick.

Drawn to London as a hub for travel and work in the tourism and hospitality industry, Elizabeth Martin quickly discovered the two year UK working holiday visa was just not long enough. Four years on, and Elizabeth has forged a successful career in events management in the London's fast paced, ...

Beautiful beaches, tick. A history as colourful as its landscape, tick. Charming, friendly people and delicious food, bingo. MELISSA TOWNSEND discovers the magical melting pot that is the small Mediterranean nation of Malta.

The boys from Stoke Travel are well versed in the art of the European party festival in Haro. Here, WADE GRAVY talks us through his favourite — the Batalla de Vino.

EDINBURGH EXPAT | Part one: Our resident expat shares the best places in Edinburgh to soak up that Vitamin D.

SUBCULTURE SLEUTH | This week our sleuth discovers ‘news in brief’ can mean many different things, depending on your news source.

Clare Stewart grew up in the small country town of Korumburra in Victoria where a cinema visit was a half-hour drive away and a rare childhood treat. Clare has translated her love of film into a successful 19-year career in the film industry, including five years as Sydney Film Festival ...

New Zealand-born, Australian-based filmmaker Jane Campion has been acknowledged by her peers receiving the prestigious Carrosse d’Or in Cannes last week. Her latest work, a six-hour critically acclaimed crime miniseries 'Top of the Lake' was filmed in New Zealand and is set to be aired on UK's BBC2.

SUBCULTURE SLEUTH | In a misguided attempt to embrace the sentiment of spring, our sleuth discovers why bare legs in May are still a London fashion faux pas.

HEADING HOME | Australian Matthew Wood is set to swap the grey skies of London, for the stark setting of Australia’s Red Centre — with a new post as Artistic Director of the Darwin Symphony Orchestra and a symphonic concert at iconic Uluru.

AUSSIE TIMES TOUGH MUDDER ATTEMPT | In a sheer moment of insanity five months ago I signed up for the North London Tough Mudder race. On the weekend of 4-5 May at Boughton House in Kettering, the day of reckoning finally arrived.

The International Pirate Festival in Brixham offers the perfect escape — a weekend in Devon and the opportunity to dress up as a swashbuckling buccaneer.

On Anzac Day we remember the stories of Australian spirit in the early years of our nation’s history.

HONEYMOONING NOMAD | Surviving the London winter is much easier when you’re the one Australian who doesn’t tan.

Like a 19C day in London, Salvation Jane is worth getting excited about. Great coffee, excellent breakfasts and deliciously decadent treats, all in a warm, bright and open space. The only other place you might want to be on a sunny morning is a celebration party in a park — ...

The Australian waitress who received death threats after claiming to have slept with One Direction star Zayn Malik earlier this year has gone public once again, this time telling of an alleged one night stand with Leeds United bad-boy El Hadji Diouf.

EDINBURGH EXPAT | Consider this statement in the context of Australia and suddenly our reputation as a sporting nation becomes more a matter of logic rather than a testament to our power of will. We spend a lot of time outdoors, because we can.

The weather in Edinburgh can be harsh, even in the springtime. Especially in the springtime. So if you’re looking to take a trip up North you will need two things - energy and warmth. Both of which can be found at the bottom of a steaming cup of coffee.

HONEYMOONING NOMAD | In my experience, you can’t fully appreciate travel unless you take part in the entire process - from wringing out your dirty socks and undies in the hotel shower to finding an incredible patisserie in Paris for a quick afternoon tea, and some people watching.

Bill Granger's Granger & Co in London's Notting Hill has the easygoing glam of Eastern Sydney, set in the stylish grace of West London. Not just a breakfast, but an immersive experience in another world.

One Direction star Zayn Malik has reportedly cheated on his pop-star girlfriend Perrie Edwards with an Aussie waitress after meeting her at London nightclub DSTRKT last week.

See this year’s Triple J Hottest 100 countdown full list. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’s ‘Thrift Shop’ is the winner of the poll.

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.

AUSTRALIA DAY IN UK | With Australia Day falling on a Saturday in 2013, London is in for one hell of an Australia Day party. We’ve got the list of all the best Aussie celebrations on around town. Whether you’re in the east, south, west or north, rest assured there’ll ...

A late summer evening in created the perfect conditions for this amazing shot of one of the highest peaks in the Alps, the Matterhorn.

CBB TABLOID WATCH | Having spent more than half his life as ‘Toadfish’ on long-running Australian soap Neighbours, Ryan Moloney might be relishing the opportunity to distinguish himself from his long-term character Jarrod Rebecchi on this seasons Celebrity Big Brother. Finally, a reason to watch CBB. Come on Aussies — ...

The New Year is always a good time to reflect on the year that has passed. ALEX BRUCE-SMITH looks back on a year in London, from shopping to shandys in the sun.

Here’s our top five Australian Christmas carols for 2012 that sum up the Australian Christmas experience. Which is your favourite? Vote now for your number one Aussie Christmas song.

Sunrise in Sydney, when the sun's rays first cast over the city's iconic locations, is one of the most beautiful sights in the world.

A breakthrough in a rocket-powered superplane project has been revealed by jet experts.

As late evening sets over the wheat paddocks of Western Australia, one reader snaps this shot to share a little piece of home with us here in the UK.

It’s at #ImaCelebrity and all over my nightly ITV2, but for this Australian viewer, the UK reality TV phenomenon I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here should be trending at #ImaBoredViewerGetMeAwayFromThisMonotony. And I’m pretty sure I’ve seen bigger spiders in my bathroom.

MOVE TO AUSTRALIA | A detailed guide to all of Australia's main cities, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Hobart and the two Territories.

MOVE TO AUSTRALIA | If you are planning to embark on a new life in Australia, there are a few practical tips that will help to make it a bit easier to enjoy your new home.

TUBE TALK | London: I’m coming for you. But Australia, I will always call you home.

Tame Impala release their new album Lonerism in the UK on 8 October 2012.

BRON IN THE DON | With the Carnival madness behind us for another year, our resident adventurer looks back at Europe’s biggest street party — and #99 on her London Top 100 list.

LOST IN LONDON | “Salty nuts … who wants a big bag of my salty nuts?”

BRON IN THE DON | Our musically talented London adventurer indulges in London’s annual cultural festival — The Proms at Royal Albert Hall — and ticks #30 off her Top 100 list.

With all the Olympics excitement in London at the moment, it's very easy to forget that there is a world out there beyond the medal chasing supreme beings that are our national Olympians.

CHRIS’S KITCHEN | Last week we hit the lower states of the US for a southern fried chicken recipe to cure the weekend blues. And this week we are again going to hang out in this fine part of the world for another tasty treat.

So often the UK summer disappoints and many Australian expats living in the UK are left longing for the hot Australian sun.

LOST IN LONDON | A.A Gill once said about London weather: ‘it’s been incontinent for weeks.’ A statement that has never been more true than about this particular English summer.