Tag: Australians in London

Worshippers at London's legendary Church party bar joined forces with Antipodeans across the UK to raise funds for Australia's fire relief effort.

It's about this time of year that you begin to question the whole enterprise of being an expat.

President of ALP Abroad urges overseas Australians, particularly those in the UK, to make sure they are registered in time to vote in the upcoming federal election.

Have you have ever had to survive a dismal London winter? Oh yes, it's worth a moan while you yearn for home.

Talented young Aussies full of gumption and romance have been coming to London since forever. Why?

Life in the UK doesn’t always mean a series of problems to be solved. Here’s how ladies should see the silver lining on London’s grey autumnal clouds.

The mother and father of Sara Zelenak remember their "amazing girl", hoping that good and positivity comes from their continuing grief.

Career isn't everything and why be rich when you can travel and have the time of your life?

The Anzac Spirit continues to have meaning and relevance for our sense of national identity. It moulds and shapes who we are as Australians. In an essence, it still continues to define us.

Thousands of Aussie and Kiwi expats in London come together each year to mark Anzac Day. It is a solemn and emotional experience. Here's where and when the major ceremonies, including the Dawn Service, will be taking place.

Believe it or not, Australians are not the only expats in London. We aren’t the only ones who like to make a bit of homegrown noise every now and then, so there's no need to be embarrassed about it.

That time an Australian Times reader was unceremoniously fired from his job in London over a big night with The Cat Empire.

Every Australian who has lived in the UK has experienced the delights and horrors of sharehouse living; particularly when it comes to overseas guests. You need t work out a policy early with housemates to ensure your expat sanctuary doesn’t become a 24/7 motel.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: High Commissioner Downer has a list of priors, says TESS LAWRENCE who has been studying his form for decades. In the first part of this series, she pulls no punches.

They are the pompous type that treat Aussies and Kiwis as though we are Neanderthals with little to no knowledge of history and culture.

Is it really worth the effort of making new friends with other travellers if they are only about to wave goodbye?

Get ready for amazing queues, multiple travel adapters and the 'Heathrow injection'. Living in London is a life changing experience in more ways than one.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: Speaking in London this week to a climate sceptics group, Tony Abbott gestured to what seems to be happening in government policy – but then set the bar higher.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: As Tony Abbott accepts another pat on the back from a roomful of climate deniers in London, we may wonder how long business interests in Australia will tolerate his wrecking, undermining and sniping.

Australian cricket legend Shane Warne denies reports he assaulted a woman at a London nightclub.

THE EXPAT MIND: If you have come to London to develop your career and establish a new life, making progress socially or professionally can be tough at first. Living here is rarely boring, though.

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.

We’ve all done the pints, fish-n-chips, the Crown Jewels and Pimm’s at Wimbledon. But there’s so much more to London, says expat Aussie author Joy Rhoades.

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...

AUSSIE COMEDY PREVIEW: If you're in charge of a blog, your signature takes longer than 3 seconds to complete, you say “that's a great age” about someone's children, or you engage in unsolicited traffic direction, then DO NOT come to this show...

Finding a room, flat or house to rent in London is mayhem. It doesn't matter who you are, what you offer, or how much you are willing to pay, the entire process sucks.

Former head of the Australian Republican Movement, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull danced to a delicate diplomatic tune when he met with Her Majesty in London.

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.

Having witnessed it happen to many others before me, I decided to prepare well in advance for my return to Australia. But you get lost in the London life and suddenly months become weeks and the last-minute panic sets in.

REVIEW: The dance floor was jumping - literally. There were people everywhere clapping with their hands, stomping with their feet and entangling their senses to a session of broad musical mastery.

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?

THE EXPAT MIND: Do Aussies who venture overseas to live do so because they don't feel entirely at home in Australia. Are they are looking for something or somewhere different - a place where they feel that they might actually belong?

Worst fears confirmed by the mother of the Aussie au pair who had been missing following Saturday's terror attack. "This is the last thing that anybody expects to happen to their children in London," says prime minister.

It has been confirmed that one of the fatalities in the London Bridge terror attack was Australian Kirsty Boden who in running to the aid of others was herself murdered.

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.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says there are "very real concerns" for two of the four Aussies known to have been among those directly affected by Saturday's terrorist attack in London.

Have you come to the realisation that you need friends around you who will recognise your altered dreams and understand how differently you see the world?

You might know what flip flops are, but do you know what they call undies? LAURENCE DRISCOLL helps us traverse those first few months in the UK when you come from the land down under.

'Culture shock' is the term usually used for an immigrant or tourist becoming disorientated when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life. But could it apply in reverse when you are trying to integrate your way back into life after returning home?

Commemorations in London to mark Anzac Day 2017, including Dawn Service.

A woman from South Australia is recovering in hospital after narrowly avoiding death in Wednesday's horror at Westminster.

A simple trip on the bus makes an Aussie expat question her perceptions of what common courtesy is. Are Aussies more polite than Brits?

Most Aussies coming to London aren’t making a permanent move, so finding affordable options to fit out their new home is a must. There's markets, and then there's Argos...

It took a chance encounter with a barfly and his dog at the pub down the road for this Aussie expat to discover he was a London local.

But don't just think the expat affliction of acquiring an English accent is necessarily about contracting posh, clipped tones and a habit of saying yo-gurt, instead of yogurt.

It's our great patriotic duty to demonstrate our pride by making Australia Day all it can be for everyone living so far from home. But most importantly, celebrating Australia Day when we’re miles from home is going to remind us to appreciate every little thing that much more when we ...

To any Aussie expat experiencing any kind of culture shock or longing for home, remember that you’re not alone. But don’t lose your patriotism, and don’t lose heart.

Is it inevitable that you live with fellow so-called 'Antipodeans'? Is this really such a bad thing?

Work out if you’ve made the transition from Aussie ocker to English blue blood with this essential expat's checklist.

EXPATS NEED TO KNOW THIS: Dossing. Everyone does it. Whether it’s when you first arrive in London, on a stopover in between trips or in the week before you head back to Australia. Every Aussie who spends time in London will spend time dossing! But there is an etiquette...