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Photo of the Week: Australia Day feature album
This Australia Day we’re celebrating the Australian landscape and wildlife with a special Photo of the Week feature album. Charles Davis is an Australian photographer who takes incredible images that...
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What’s in a date? The significance of Australia Day
WE all know the significance of Australia Day…don’t we? Just like we all know why we celebrate Anzac Day, Labour Day, Remembrance Day, and the Queen’s Birthday. Let’s start with the last one. Everyone...
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Camden Book launch for Australian Times writer
Australian Times contributor Elizabeth Glanville and fellow writer Fiona McCready will launch their debut novels, The Imaginist and Patchwork, in Camden on 21 February. The Imaginist, which was listed...
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Photo of the Week: A postcard from Sydney
“This photo was taken at a Sydney Festival ‘pop-up’ bar. It was 7pm and still hitting 40 degrees in the midst of the heat wave that became Sydney’s third hottest day ever, and resistance was futile....
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Photo of the Week: Lakeside at Worcester College in Oxford
“The recent dustings of snow in Oxford meant either grumbling about the cold (for the locals) or exciting photo snaps to send back home (for the Australians). This one is lakeside at Worcester...
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London Fashion Week | Dion Lee aims for Woolmark’s top prize
AUSTRALIAN designer Dion Lee is one of six finalists competing for the International Woolmark Prize at London Fashion Week on 16 February 2013. A global search spanning 12 months across 16 countries...
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UK govt ban on export of Aussie animal artwork
THE curious tale of a dingo and kangaroo has seen British authorities stake a claim over the native Australians. The UK government has imposed a temporary export ban on two artworks – dating back to...
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Jackman loses out to Lincoln at BAFTAs
HUGH Jackman has missed out on a best actor BAFTA with the gong instead going to Daniel-Day Lewis for his portrayal of legendary US president Abraham Lincoln. Jackman wasn’t confident heading into the...
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Equator’s Women of the World Festival presents Aussie film highlights
THE 18th World of Women (WOW) Film Festival will be held in London on the 23rd of February and 28th of March, presented by Equator’s WOW – Women of the World/World of Women Festival (UK) in...
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Tina, in the Green Dress at The Roundhouse
Photo Credit: Stephanie Rose Wood IS IT a gig? Is it theatre? No one is entirely sure what to expect ahead of the performance of Tina, in the Green Dress at the Roundhouse. One thing’s certain...
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I Want Your Love: banned Down Under, showing in London
THE American film, I Want Your Love, due to be screened at the Melbourne Queer Film Festival (MQFF) in March has been banned by Classification Australia (CA). The film has already been shown at LGBT...
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Six Australians shortlisted for 2013 World Photography Awards
Men’s 100m Final London Olympics © Adam Pretty, Australia, Finalist, Sport, Professional Competition, 2013 Sony World Photography Awards/Getty Images The 2013 Sony World Photography Awards brings...
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The CEO of the Opera: Exclusive interview with Craig Hassall
CRAIG HASSALL is a down-to-earth embodiment of the Aussie can-do attitude and openness, qualities which he himself attributes to the success of Australians living in the UK. Having recently been...
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Aussie artist leads live charcoal drawing at Debut Contemporary
QUEENSLAND based artist Caroline Magerl will be demonstrating her portrait preparation techniques in London this weekend. Her live charcoal drawing will take place on Saturday 9 March from 12 to 5pm...
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Aussie Steven McRae in 24 Preludes at Covent Garden
Photo by Johan Persson/ROH ONE of Australia’s most recognisable ballet stars at London’s Royal Opera House is back on stage this month. Steven McRae, the flame-haired dancer from Sydney and Principal...
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Beyond reproof: the genius of Mariah Gale
Photo by Nobby Clark HALF Australian, half British actress Mariah Gale is currently treading the boards in South London in David Auburn’s award-winning play Proof. Gale plays Catherine, the daughter...
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Del Kathryn Barton wins Archibald for Weaving portrait
SYDNEY artist Del Kathryn Barton has won the Archibald Prize for the second time, this time with her portrait of the actor Hugo Weaving. Barton thanked “beautiful Hugo Weaving” for his generosity,...
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Disney’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea to be shot in Oz
THE AUSTRALIAN Government announced on Tuesday the award of AU$21.6 million to the Walt Disney Studios to shoot 20,00 Leagues Under the Sea in Australia. The casting decisions and locations for the...
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Barry Humphries in conversation with Professor Tim Bonyhady
Barry Humphries and Professor Tim Bonyhady AUSTRALIA House hosted a special literary event on Wednesday evening. High Commissioner Mike Rann welcomed Australian icon Barry Humphries to talk to...
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All Australian chamber orchestra to perform at Australia House
Ruthless Jabiru in concert at the City of London Festival 2011 ((c) Eleni Xintaras) ESTABLISHED in 2011, Ruthless Jabiru is comprised entirely of professional Australian musicians based in the UK....
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