Britons are flocking to Australia in enormous numbers to earn an income while enjoying the famously laid-back Aussie lifestyle. Almost 50,000 Brits arrived Down Under on working holiday visas this year out of more than 200,000 applicants overall, a new record high. The spike in ‘Poms’ heading Down Under has been boosted by a loosening ofContinue reading “Better Lives Attract Britons To Australia”
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After Moving To Australia, A Brit Faces Returning Home
A British man who moved to Australia just weeks ago faces being forced to return to the UK after he suffered a catastrophic stroke. Liam Rudd, 30, and his 28-year-old girlfriend Stella Slinger Thompson were looking forward to starting a new life on the Gold Coast. However, their shared ‘dream’ of living Down Under quickly spunContinue reading “After Moving To Australia, A Brit Faces Returning Home”
When Stranded In Australia, A Social Housing Tenant Claims His One-Bed Home Was Illegally Sublet
A social housing tenant is suing Clarion Housing Association for £1 million in damages, claiming that one of their housing officers illegally sublet his home when he was stranded in Australia at the start of the pandemic. After returning to his Chelsea, south-west London property, 43-year-old Fillippe Scalora claims he discovered someone had been sleepingContinue reading “When Stranded In Australia, A Social Housing Tenant Claims His One-Bed Home Was Illegally Sublet”
Women’s World Cup Final Row Deepens Over Prince William’s Absence
The row over Prince William’s absence from this weekend’s Women’s World Cup final deepened as a former sports minister said the royal should be there. Kensington Palace confirmed earlier this week that the Prince of Wales who’s president of the Football Association and thus responsible for facilitating the game nationally and internationally, would not beContinue reading “Women’s World Cup Final Row Deepens Over Prince William’s Absence”
The Reasons Tourists No Longer Want To Visit Australia
A shortage of nightlife, exorbitant airfare prices and the emergence of more affordable options have seen Australia become an afterthought for international tourists, with the country’s tourism board launching a new ad campaign in a frantic endeavour to lure foreigners. Despite borders reopening to the world in February, the appeal of heading Down Under remainsContinue reading “The Reasons Tourists No Longer Want To Visit Australia”
The Australian Who Claims To Be Charles And Camilla’s Lovechild
A British-born Aussie who believes he’s the lovechild of King Charles III and Queen consort Camilla has said it’s a kick in the face to see William named the Prince of Wales. Queensland-based engineer Simon Charles Dorante-Day, 56, was adopted at eight months old and claims that his adoptive grandmother told him on her deathbedContinue reading “The Australian Who Claims To Be Charles And Camilla’s Lovechild”
Since When Did Boozing Give You COVID?
Residents in lockdown buildings across New South Wales are being limited to six drinks per day and maintain that their deliveries are being opened and examined by authorities. The state’s health department has introduced a drink limit in controlled buildings and maintain the measure will ensure the safety of health workers and residents. Common GroundContinue reading “Since When Did Boozing Give You COVID?”
We Were Treated Like Slaves!
In 1946, Laurie Humphreys, a 13-year-old boy living in an orphanage in Southampton, we sent to a ‘better life’ in Australia under the Child Migrants Programme, along with hundreds of other children. In numerous cases, they were taught only farm work and experienced brutality and hardship, including physical, psychological and sexual perversion. Gordon Brown didContinue reading “We Were Treated Like Slaves!”
Company Businesses Get Profit From The Unemployed
The long term out of work will have to engage in work placements in return for their social security, under strict rules launched by the Chancellor George Osborne. Workfare is an unorthodox design to orthodox social welfare techniques and, was first announced by civil rights pioneer James Charles Evers in 1968, but, it was madeContinue reading “Company Businesses Get Profit From The Unemployed”