http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-7488-sydney-australia/topic-rss.do Sydney (Australia) RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23773837-how-the-olympic-park-is-shaping-up.do Here is the latest view of the 600-hectare Olympic Park - ready for a key inspection by international Games chiefs this week 2009-11-24T07:55:04Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23773471-larkin-letters-reveal-love-for-parents-he-pilloried-in-poem.do Philip Larkin may accuse his mum and dad in verse of 'f***ing him up', but new letters reveal he shared a close bond with his parents 2009-11-23T09:38:09Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23759038-britons-fuel-rise-in-sexual-diseases.do British backpackers could be driving the spread of sexually transmitted diseases in Australia, a study has found 2009-10-21T10:52:01Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23747549-sydney-sees-red-as-outback-mist-shrouds-city.do Sydney has been covered in a spectacular cloud of red mist caused by a massive dust storm from the Outback 2009-09-23T06:45:51Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/travel/article-23728402-a-world-cruise-the-ultimate-travel-trip.do From the Queen Elizabeth to the grand Queen Mary, Cunard’s elite fleet has all the trappings of luxury you could want — so book now for next year’s itineraries 2009-08-05T11:46:54Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23727610-world-australian-police-foil-terrorist-plot.do Plot to massacre soldiers at bases in Australia in suicide terror attacks has been foiled by security services 2009-08-04T06:29:48Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23704198-lost-aussie-tv-star-found-in-gangster-flats.do A missing Australian soap opera actress was found by police cowering in a block of flats allegedly used by Hell’s Angels gangsters after emergency services were told armed gunmen were on the loose 2009-06-05T08:12:31Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/restaurants/article-23686275-five-to-try-antipodeans.do The Modern Pantry ground-floor café is open all day and the menu at Giaconda Dining Room delivers no-fuss pleasure. 2009-05-06T09:45:20Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/review-23676826-i-love-you-man-gets-touchy-feely.do Two misfits are looking for ‘bromance’ in I Love You, Man, a comedy that thinks it's invented a new genre. 2009-04-15T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23663778-off-for-some-nookie-wookie-russell.do Russell Brand apparently scored another notch on his bedpost as he entertained a mystery brunette in his Sydney hotel room. 2009-03-18T11:32:37Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23633523-2012-olympic-chiefs-advertise-for-workers-in-australia.do Fresh fears over overseas workers surfaced as it emerged that Olympics jobs with salaries of up to £65,000 are being advertised in Australia 2009-02-03T09:53:34Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/article-23597006-athletes-face-new-measures-in-bid-to-catch-drug-cheats.do New tougher anti-doping rules mean athletes must tell the authorities where they will be available for testing one hour each day 2008-12-04T10:04:23Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23581344-syd-is-keeping-russells-pecker-up.do Russell Brand has turned to model and dancer Sydney Jo Jackson as he picks up the pieces of his career following the Andrew Sachs phone scandal. 2008-11-03T12:02:03Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23562040-investors-flock-to-gold-as-oil-price-tumbles.do <b>Commodities: </b>The fallout from the failure of the White House financial rescue plan has pushed gold to a two-month high, while crude oil continued to slide 2008-09-30T08:46:13Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23548330-tudors-star-sam-neill-drops-the-debonair-look-to-sport-a-beard.do When he's not playing the ruthless Cardinal Wolsey in costume drama The Tudors, Sam Neill shows he can be as lax with his appearance as the next 61-year-old. 2008-09-01T10:41:20Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23545366-angus-and-julia-stone-are-quirky-duo.do Angus and Julia Stone sounded like they looked; making unsettling music that ranged from the twee The Wedding Song to the disturbing A Book Like This. 2008-08-26T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23544807-hunk-to-chunk-gladiator-star-russell-crowe-piles-on-the-pounds.do Gladiator star Russell Crowe once reigned over Hollywood as its most popular leading man. But as he stepped out in his hometown of Sydney yesterday, it was astonishingly clear his heartthrob status is now just a distant memory. 2008-08-26T12:26:11Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23542293-britain-rules-waves-with-two-more-medals.do Britain took gold and silver in the water with sailors and a swimmer scooping up medals 2008-08-21T08:26:38Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23542166-whos-in-the-buying-queue.do Once the investment bankers start the sell-off Gatwick and Stansted airports, there will be no shortage of prospective bidders 2008-08-20T12:09:10Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/article-23531120-unsynchronised-tom-must-learn-to-duck-and-dive.do It is easy to forget that Team GB diver is only 14 years old and he has already gained good experience 2008-08-12T10:28:47Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23530730-fit-briton-aged-26-dies-on-bondi-run.do A 26-year-old British man has died of a heart attack while competing in a fun run in Australia 2008-08-11T08:28:43Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23522648-gravity-defying-cate-blanchett-wins-the-awardfor-best-supported-bust.do Actress Cate Blanchett may need to start sharing her beauty secrets. As the 39-year-old mother of three showed off her gravity-defying cleavage at the after party of an awards show in Sydney last night. 2008-07-28T18:54:45Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/article-23516552-dean-macey-calls-a-halt.do Commonwealth gold medal winner Dean Macey announces his retirement from athletics 2008-07-15T15:07:39Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23489012-mum-to-be-nicole-selling-aussie-home-for-10m.do Nicole Kidman has put her harbourside home in Sydney on the market for about £10million. The Nashville-based couple want to buy again in Sydney&#8217;s eastern suburbs but they are also looking at the Hunters Hill peninsula, where actress Cate Blanchett has a £5million home. 2008-05-31T19:30:08Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23485284-china-buzz-puts-bhp-on-a-high.do Shares in BHP Billiton soared to a record in Sydney on persistent rumours that a Chinese investor is looking for a stake 2008-05-16T10:14:44Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23480895-victorias-secret-model-miranda-kerr-sets-orlando-blooms-heart-racing.do Orlando Bloom and his new love, Victoria's Secret lingerie model Miranda Kerr, made their first public appearance together in her native Australia over the weekend. The pair arrived arm-in-arm for a day at the races in Sydney, where they drew more attention that then action on the track. It was a case of mixing business with pleasure for Miranda, who was at the event as the face of Australian retailer David Jones 2008-04-28T10:00:39Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23478168-third-time-lucky-cate-blanchett-gives-birth-to-her-third-son-and-calls-him-ignatius.do Oscar-winning Australian actress Cate Blanchett has given birth to her third child in Sydney, a spokesman said. Cate and her playwright husband Andrew Upton added another child to their brood on Sunday, a son named Ignatius Martin Upton, said a spokesman for the Sydney Theatre Company 2008-04-14T06:58:13Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23470646-even-nigellas-famous-dcolletage-cant-distract-from-her-jumbo-knees.do Her famous décolletage and seductive presenting style ensures the camera rarely strays from Nigella Lawson's upper half. Now it seems that the Domestic Goddess has good reason to insist the focus remains up top 2008-04-01T12:31:20Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23457987-barefoot-pregnant-and-blissfully-happy-nicole-kidman-takes-a-beach-stroll-with-her-husband.do Nicole Kidman looked a picture of happiness as she visited Sydney's Bondi Beach today. The pregnant star was glowing as she strolled along the promenade with her husband Keith Urban in hand and her budding baby bump on show. The star abandoned her usual Hollywood glamour for a casual summertime look, and in a sign she is more relaxed than ever, she even removed her shoes for the afternoon walk 2008-03-18T14:15:07Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23440793-multimillionaire-rocker-rod-stewart-still-keeps-a-close-eye-on-the-bill.do He is worth more than £100 million, but it appears Rod Stewart still keeps a very firm grip on his purse strings. The rocker was spotted thoroughly scrutinizing his receipt after a shopping spree in Sydney's Queen Victoria Building today, where he picked up a model plane and space shuttle for son Alastair, as well as a pair of sneakers for himself 2008-02-22T11:58:32Z