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Dubai: OTT and OMG but I sought to navigate the city with Aussie pace and uncover some quick tips and tricks for first-timers.

The Australian government is providing minimal detail of those who have so far passed the Americans’ “extreme vetting” and been approved to go, saying it is up to the US to do that.

If you are like most people, finding new ways to save money is a top concern.

As police question two suspects over the Parsons Green Tube attack, Australians share the fear of being caught up in yet another terrorist incident in London.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: Without an adequate counter from the Yes campaign – especially one offering more emotionally compelling messages – the advantages of the No campaign are likely to narrow the polling gap significantly.

Homelessness in England has grown massively, according to the National Audit Office.

What Aussies in London really like are also the things they’re too ashamed to admit to friends and family back home, or things they just won't get.. like Primark, Jeremy Kyle and Snakebites.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: This very active season comes after a “hurricane drought” with very few major storms making landfall on the US coast over the previous decade. So why are we seeing so many hurricanes now? Is climate change to blame?

OPINION & ANALYSIS: How to calibrate the response to North Korea has to start from recognising the fundamental importance of the weapons to North Korea, and more particularly to Kim’s leadership.

Heading abroad for an extended period of time, whether you are a first time traveller or a seasoned adventurer, can lead to a big headache before you depart.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: Now, in the marriage equality debate, those who fought against religious freedom protection are suddenly all for it.

Uncertainty for government prolonged by High Court while Opposition Leader Bill Shorten repeats call for two senior Coalition frontbenchers to stand down from ministry.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: What has escaped almost everyone in this latest parliamentary fracas is not so much the freedom to wear the burqa in Australia but rather the freedom NOT to wear it, writes TESS LAWRENCE.

The North Korean statement from a spokesman for the ministry of foreign affairs, reported by the state news agency KCNA, described Malcolm Turnbull’s remarks about ANZUS as “reckless”.

BLOG & REVIEW: Oz is well represented as usual at Edinburgh (or 'Embra', as we like to say), but there is a whole venue at Summerhall in the south of the city showcased as 'Made in Adelaide'. Our Aussie culture vulture paid a visit.

The changes to the citizenship tests aren’t wholesale, but they have raised the bar for an English speaking skills-set.

When you want to rent a place for your business, you want to make sure that you find a spot that is both spacious enough to do what you wish to do and also a place that gives you legal rights to take care of your business without any interruption ...

OPINION & ANALYSIS: World leaders have condemned the Barcelona attack, but beyond pro-forma statements of support the reality is that Islamic-inspired terrorism is here to stay for the time being.

Thinking of moving to the UK? Is it best to live where other expat Australians have gone before or would you prefer to trailblaze further afield and leave old London town behind? Find some answers, here...

Labor denies collusion with NZ colleagues to destabilise government over Barnaby Joyce citizenship affair, counter-accusing foreign minister of creating a diplomatic incident with Australia's closest ally.

Australian government rocked by revelation that Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce might be a citizen of New Zealand, potentially making him ineligible to be a federal MP.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: By promising ‘fire and fury’, Donald Trump actually plays into North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s hands.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: So, the government seems determined to give voters a voice, and equally determined not to be bound by what those voters say. How did we get here and where to now?

OPINION & ANALYSIS: Dr G Yunupingu did not need to die; he was killed by a system that abandoned him, writes TESS LAWRENCE.

If you asked an average person in the UK to name the world’s most unaffordable housing markets, we’d be willing to place a bet that names such as London, New York and Paris would probably come up fairly often. 

Brisbane’s pub culture has become an integral part of the city’s cultural identity over the years.

Moving abroad can be challenging, especially if you have to juggle maintaining your home base for when you are ready to return, in addition to setting up your new life in a new place. But that does not mean that you can’t enjoy every minute of the experience.

For exactly one hour every year the Spanish city of Buñol is a pulpy, tomato flavoured battleground. It’s every person for themselves as chaos ensues for La Tomatina!

OPINION & ANALYSIS: Tony Abbott's relentless undermining of Malcolm Turnbull is becoming more than a political embarrassment for his own party, writes TESS LAWRENCE.

Buried tools and pigments tell a new history of humans in Australia for 65,000 years.

Don’t remember what happened last night, or the night before? Or the night before that? Drinking in London is a nightly affair rather than a weekend pastime, which makes attempts to sober up even more difficult.

The best time to step onto the property ladder is early in life. In fact, if you are 40 and not on the property market yet, here are a few things you probably wish you had heard earlier...

The Defence Act will be strengthened to remove some constraints governing the “call-out” of the ADF in terrorist situations.

KRIS GRIFFITHS explores Norfolk's stately English manor Congham Hall and the Queen’s own Sandringham House.

Looking for ways to enhance your writing skills? These proven techniques and exercises can turn you into a writing guru in the long run.

A push is being mounted from within the Liberal Party to get former prime minister Tony Abbott to take the job of High Commissioner to the UK to put an end to his undermining of Malcolm Turnbull.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: The world is teeming with lesbians, writes TESS LAWRENCE and, as Margaret Court says, they all want to turn our kids into Communist Nazis — the very worst Nazis of all!

Learn how entrepreneurs find their ways to success in their business segments. What influence their work and how it is possible to start a new business without mistakes?

OPINION & ANALYSIS: Snakes strike fear into many people who live in or visit Australia. When we have a higher risk of injury or death from burns, horses, bee stings, drownings and car accidents, why don’t we fear these hazards as we do the sight of a snake?

THE EXPAT MIND: If you fall in love with someone from overseas and the relationship becomes serious, it may create a real dilemma about your future. Why and what should you do about it?

IN PICTURES: The oceans are our lifeblood and our playground. Let these stunning images inspire us to do a better job of protecting them.

Many still missing while firefighters face hazardous conditions as they search the charred remains of Grenfell Tower following the tragic blaze.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: The volatility in recent voting behaviour means that this election is still more unpredictable than in the good old days of stable allegiances, values and attitudes.

Family still unable to contact Australian nanny Sara Zelenak who was reportedly last seen at London Bridge on the night of the latest terrorist atrocity.

Senator John McCain tells Australian audience allies should keep faith in the United States as it endures a "rough period" with Donald Trump as president.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: The American First Lady outshines her pussy-grabbing husband on their first overseas tour, writes TESS LAWRENCE.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: The weird and wonderful concept of the Anglosphere is gaining a surprising salience in public debates as Britain faces up to its post-Brexit, post-Europe future.

Bookmaker lines on who will win the Super Rugby Grand final make pretty grim reading for anyone connected with Australian rugby.

Is Melbourne really Australia’s music capital? I crunched the numbers to find that the jury is still out on this claim. Indeed arch rival, Sydney (or even Adelaide) have a chance to claim this title.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: Fairfax has been sold out by its own board and we are witnessing the systemic and systematic killing of Fairfax Media, writes TESS LAWRENCE.