Tag: Australians in the UK

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.

FIT AUSSIE | The physical and psychological challenge of Tough Mudder provided a renewed sense of spirit for our Fit Aussie. Now he shows you how to get motivated about being motivated.

HONEYMOONING NOMAD | Last week we showed you a side to London you may not know all that well — an affordable London! This week, the budget-friendly fun continues with another top ten of free London activities.

Join in a unique conversation about Australian identity from the perspectives of Australians abroad with the Australian Republican Movement’s ‘Being Australia(n)’ Q&A event on Thursday 27 June.

The governor-general of Australia, Quentin Bryce, visited with the Queen, young Australian entrepreneurs in East London, and addressed an Australian Business networking lunch in a visit to the UK last week.

For a country that invented walking on the left hand side, the English aren’t very good at it.

HONEYMOONING NOMAD | You heard it here first; the best things in life are free. Our honeymooning nomad hunts down the top ten things to do in London on a budget.

The Queen is carrying on with official engagements while Prince Philip remains in a London hospital including granting an audience to the governor-general.

On Monday 3 June Western Australians in London gathered to celebrate Western Australia Day, marking the establishment of the Swan River colony in 1829.

Ben MacCormack moved to London in March 2011 to take on the role of General Manager of AFL Europe to develop the sport of Aussie Rules in Europe and the UK. Since then he’s helped run three Euro Cups, the AFL European Challenge, and met the Queen at Buckingham Palace.

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.

ASTUTE AUSSIE IN LONDON | We live in an intertwined world of systems — families, communities, teams and organisations. Our choices lead to actions and reactions which affect others in the system. Nothing works in isolation and awareness of the systems in which we operate is key.

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.

London Legacy will host their annual reception on Thursday 13 June at 6pm in the Downer Room at Australia House.

REVIEW | Margaret Evison's Death of a Soldier - A Mother's Story is a book that needed to be written. It goes beyond the headlines and strips away the veneer to show what it is really like on active service in Afghanistan, and just as importantly, the mother of one.

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.

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, ...

HONEYMOONING NOMAD | When confronted with nine days of no internet, our honeymooning nomad was forced to reassess the true value of technology.

REVIEW | The intimate Hoxton Hall provides a unique setting for Airealism’s The Bleeding Hearts Circus.

SURVIVING LONDON | From sushi to sandwiches, deep-fried chicken to Chinatown, London has an overwhelming array of ready-to-go food, for those on the run.

The Britain-Australia Society and the Western Australian European Office will host a WA wine tasting event at the Australian High Commission on Thursday 13 June to celebrate the founding day of Western Australia.

INTERVIEW | Ever dreamt of running away with the circus? Australian circus artist Emelia Holdaway has made this dream a reality for the stars of circus art group Airealism in their latest show, The Bleeding Hearts Circus, showing at Hoxton Hall.

The Governor-General of Australia, Ms Quentin Bryce AC CVO, will lead an EABC economic mission to promote trade and investment between Australian and member states of the EU. The mission will be followed by a UK visit, during which the Governor-General will meet with The Queen, prominent Australians in the ...

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

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 ...

PARTICIPATE | A new research project seeks to understand the views of Australians who have moved to Britain, their experiences in settling in the UK, and how they maintain links with 'home'. If you are interested in discussing your experiences and contributing to the project, find out more below.

Australia’s audacious garden design has won the top prize at the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show in London for the first time.

ASTUTE AUSSIE IN LONDON | A scripted life could be holding you back from new experiences, as in the quest for comfort and safety we can become so habitual that we become stuck in our ways. Is your predefined script preventing you from living a full life?

HONEYMOONING NOMAD | “I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list”

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.

On Thursday 9 May 2013 all Australian orchestra Ruthless Jabiru, led by conductor Kelly Lovelady, put on a remarkable and moving performance to a gathered crowd of both Australian and UK supporters at Australia House.

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.

EDINBURGH EXPAT | If there is one thing we do too little of in contemporary daily life, it is convulsing our naked, crudely painted bodies around a giant burning sculpture to the sound of aggressively beaten drums.

HONEYMOONING NOMAD | Impressing UK colleagues with a taste of home on Office Bake Day proves a little more difficult than anticipated for our honeymooning nomad.

THE EXPAT FACTOR | Kelly Lovelady is the founding Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of London’s all-Australian chamber orchestra, Ruthless Jabiru. With an incredible passion for music Kelly has an ambitious creative vision for the orchestra which is on the verge of being realised. The upcoming concert at Australia House ...

ASTUTE AUSSIE IN LONDON | Knowledge-sharing and 'networked innovation' are part of the new collaborative business models for commercial success. Ensure your values, vision and priorities are aligned for a win-win working partnership.

THE EXPAT FACTOR | Paul Smith is an elected councilor on Islington Council and currently the only Australian citizen who is an elected person in the UK. Paul has previously been involved in a number of Labour members election campaigns in the UK, including Ed Miliband. Paul is also President ...

EDINBURGH EXPAT | Learning to love ... layers. The art of staying warm in unseasonably cold weather is one every Australian must learn when moving to the UK.

ASTUTE AUSSIE IN LONDON | Two Aussies walk into a bar... they leave as great mates and business partners. This week, our Astute Aussie explores the benefits of networking in London for Australians.

ASTUTE RADIO | Latest podcasts by Australian Times Business Editor Sepi Roshan.

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

Dating in London as an Australian can be as terrifying as moving to... say, Greece, without speaking the language. Bestselling author and ex-Aussie expat in London Lana Penrose shares her London dating experiences; from vampire, to crack addict to being rejected by Russell Brand.

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 ...

London’s all Australian chamber orchestra, Ruthless Jabiru, will perform at Australia House in London on 9 May 2013.

Ahead of her performances at the London Burlesque Festival in May, Miss Strawberry Siren, a highly acclaimed cabaret artist from Australia, is proving that when it comes to burlesque, there are no rules.

THE EXPAT FACTOR | Kathy Lette is an Australian author who has lived in London for over 20 years. Kathy has written a number of bestselling books including Puberty Blues, How to Kill Your Husband (and Other Handy Household Hints), To Love, Honour & Betray, Mad Cows and Foetal Attraction. ...

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

ASTUTE AUSSIE IN LONDON | Young people need to be informed, inspired and motivated about future decisions. Claire Young is helping students raise their aspirations and think big through a new start up scheme for under 18s.

THE EXPAT FACTOR | Matt Parker used skills learnt as a maths teacher to springboard into a new career in London - stand-up mathematician. Matt now does regular stand-up on his favourite topic, as well as spots on TV and radio talking all things maths and education. Add in regular ...

HONEYMOONING NOMAD | Facing a first wedding anniversary, our Honeymooning Nomad comes up with her own take on the traditional gift of paper.