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Emerson hopes Aussie living standards won’t fallTrade Minister Craig emerson says he doesn’t believe living standards will be worse in a decade’s time, but he does agree australia’s economy needs to diversify.

His comments follow a warning from leading economist Professor ross Garnaut that living standards will fall in tandem with commodity prices unless there’s a lift in productivity.

dr emerson said australia was not a “one-trick country” and the federal government recognised the economy could not rely entirely on minerals and energy.

“I don’t agree that living standards in this country will be lower in 10 years’ time than they are now,” he told Sky News on Sunday.

“What we need to do is manage the transition so that we are more diversified.”

Prof Garnaut, a former federal government adviser, told a conference on Wednesday that Australia would face difficult times adapting to a decline in living standards as the resources boom gives way to falling export prices and a slump in mining development.

n In the lead up to the Aussie footy finals weekend, Julia Gillard faces her own tough competition in New York as the UN readies to vote on Australia’s bid for a Security Council seat. However, not all are backing our chances with Tony Abbot offering last minute criticism from the bench.

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CoMParING herself to a footy coach on grand final week, Prime Minister Julia Gillard is staying tight-lipped on australia’s chances for a United Nations Security Council seat.

arriving in New York ahead of the

UN Leaders Week, Ms Gillard said competition was tough for the five non-permanent seats which are up for grabs in the 18 october vote.

asked to rank the nation’s chances of securing one of two seats in a category which includes

european frontrunners Finland and Luxembourg, Ms Gillard was noncommittal but confident.

“People this week will be interviewing coaches for the aFL grand final and the NRL grand final and you won’t hear any of those

coaches speculating on the results of the match,” she said.

“They’ll be talking about what they’re doing to get in there and win - I’m playing the same role on a very different stage.”

The prime minister’s lobbying will be a focus of her time at Leaders Week when she will meet with some of her 140 global counterparts and make her first address to the General assembly on Wednesday.

“We do have the support of many places around the world but it’s tight and it’s tough and so I’m here personally to advocate for our election to the Security Council,” Ms Gillard said of australia’s 2013-14 Council seat campaign, which has cost $24 million over five years.

The prime minister’s campaigning in New York is supported by Foreign Minister Bob Carr.

“We’re a creative little power, we’re a good global citizen (and) we believe we punch above our weight in terms of aid programs and contributions to peace keeping and nation-building around the world,” Senator Carr told the Seven Network.

However, Ms Gillard’s push has not attracted bipartisan support, with Tony abbot querying whether the focus should instead be on the foreign policy issues dominating in australia’s region.

“Instead of swanning around in New York talking to africans, she should be in Jakarta right now trying to sort out the border protection disaster,” Mr abbott told Macquarie radio on Monday.

“The problem with this whole

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On: Dan Sultan says Australia is a ‘racist country’one wonders where the root of this evil practice lies. South africa had similar issues where indigenous people were considered inferior and therefore not capable of participating in the conduct of civil issues in their own land. america is another example. Is the problem with the indigenous or is it with the settlers?

Vee

australia at large is a racist country. I think the racism has become more aggressive in my lifetime. Someone should have slapped Pauline Hanson down when she first opened her mouth in Parliament. Howard should never have given her a platform. The government should have lead on this but they left it to misguided populist sentiment and vote building. They should have redirected people’s anxieties away from the very

many ‘others’ in society to the real roots of their concerns. The ‘others’ don’t steal jobs, or bludge benefits, or spout fundamentalist dogma any more than anyone else in society. They’re just an easy target. Lazy politics.

Faye

It’s bad enough when australians are stereotyped as racist by other nationalities but when aussies do it themselves it’s just perverse. More racist than whom or where? So China, Japan, africa, France, Italy, Middle east etc are less racist than australia and have no racist elements. Hello! racism is institutionalised in many countries. You can’t become a Japanese citizen unless you are born in Japan. of course australia has a racist past which we have tried to atone for – with mixed success. But at least we try. Most don’t bother as much as australia. I simply don’t believe that the attitudes of some WA fisherman would be any different to their foreign counterparts. ask a Frenchmen or Italian how they feel about gypsies? See what lovely, inclusive attitudes are exposed. Step outside the UK cities and you will find it almost white and homogenous. Most rural areas are notoriously suspicious of different folk. It’s

all just perverse, cringey, hair-shirted nonsense and I’m surprised this publication is perpetuating it. Give me a break.

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On: Why are the Poms so unhappy?I have travelled round aus. Great country, lovely weather, called mate or pom more times than I can remember, but hey!! one thing I can’t understand though is why you haven’t become a republic and you need a new flag by the way...because whilst your country needs ‘unfriendly’ Brits to migrate and keep the wheels of your industries turning, we on the other hand would love an excuse to pull up the drawbridge to our post colonial cousins. There are 60million people on this tiny island that would fit in to Aus about 12 times. Unfriendly we just need space to make happy!! We are a pivotal country between the US and europe. aussies should forget coming here and head to asia where your future lies.

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By Paul Bleakley

aNYoNe watching Bromley police escort 56 year old david McMillan from his non-descript home in orpington, just south of London, would have wondered what the authorities could possibly want with their seemingly harmless australian neighbour. on the surface, McMillan was a jovial man, happily married and never a bother to anyone in the small community of Bow Crescent.

He was also one of the world’s most wanted men.

McMillan was arrested in april, 2012, as a part of a joint operation between Bromley Police and the British Border Force investigating the importation of heroin from Pakistan. after executing a search warrant at McMillan’s home, police discovered a quantity of heroin as well as electronic scales and the tools used to prepare the drug for sale on a street-level.

After a six day trial that finished earlier this month, McMillan was sentenced at Croydon Crown Court to six years imprisonment for importing a Class a controlled substance into the United Kingdom. detective Inspector Jerry Troon of Bromley Police praised the arrest of McMillan, saying that his officers would “continue to target offenders like McMillan and proactively seek to disrupt their criminality”.

although born in London, david McMillan was educated at Melbourne’s prestigious Caulfield Grammar School after his family emigrated to australia and was by all accounts a naturally intelligent student with confidence and the potential to do accomplish whatever he set his mind to. His teachers were correct: in the late 1970s McMillan set his sights on establishing the largest drug

notorious Australian drug smuggler David McMillan jailed in london

importation network australia had ever seen. He succeeded.

By the time he was arrested for conspiracy to import heroin in 1982, McMillan had amassed a multi-million dollar fortune and established an organisation that included outposts from London to Bangkok. He had developed a relationship with the disgraced British peer Lord Tony Moynihan, who attempted to engineer McMillan’s escape from prison in Melbourne in a scheme involving SaS-trained troops and a helicopter. although this escape plot was foiled, McMillan soon became infamous for his miraculous ability to evade imprisonment.

Travelling on a false passport, McMillan was captured in Thailand on charges of heroin trafficking in the early 1990s, and was imprisoned in the infamous Klong Prem Central Prison, known by many as the ‘Bangkok Hilton’. Facing the death penalty, McMillan devised a plan to escape the Bangkok Hilton using a ladder fashioned out of bamboo and, in 1996, fled Thailand in what former Australian attorney-General robert McClelland referred to as “quite exceptional and athletic circumstances”.

after a brief period living in Pakistan, McMillan once again settled in his native London in 1999. He lived openly, aware that British authorities would not extradite him to Thailand to face the death penalty and that, as such, he had essentially escaped punishment for his former crimes.

In an interview with The Australian in 2007, McMillan acknowledged the negative public perception of his career as Australia’s most prolific international drug trafficker in saying: “I am not going to pretend what I am not. It is inevitable that as a result I will be labelled a ‘Merchant of death’

or something like that.”“I make no justification for my

actions. It was a life.” Not content with enjoying his

newfound freedom, McMillan was arrested at Heathrow airport in 2002 and charged with importation of 500 grams of heroin, for which he served two years in a British prison. Bond University Professor of Criminology Paul Wilson told Australian Times that McMillan’s behaviour is typical of a career criminal that enjoys the act of crime itself.

“Career criminals are motivated not only by money but also the thrill of committing the crime, the excitement of escaping detection and the rewards that follow – both psychological and monetary,” Prof Wilson said.

“If this is what motivated them when they began their careers, why should they stop when they get older?”

McMillan’s 2008 book Escape: The True Story of the Only Westerner to Ever Break Out of the Bangkok Hilton details his notorious 1996 jailbreak in Thailand, while his career as a drug smuggler was outlined in the 2011 australian telemovie Underbelly Files: The Man Who Got Away. Time will tell is the 56 year old criminal will attempt to escape from his latest incarceration.

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Aussie economy needs diversity says Emerson

dr emerson, who agreed Prof Garnaut was something of a mentor to him, said he had helped push two of the economist’s key recommendations for growing the nation - pricing carbon and taxing mining profits.

He warned only the “stupid policies” of the coalition, including repealing the carbon tax, would threaten australian living standards in the future.

The federal government will continue to strengthen economic ties with regional trading partners like China by innovating industries such as services and agriculture, he said.

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Security Council bid is that it costs money.

“Worse, it’s distorted our priorities over the last few years as so much time and effort goes into this and not into managing the relationships that are absolutely vital to our future.”

Mr abbott’s comments brought a swift and sharp rebuke from deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan, who pointed out that Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono also is in New York.

“This is yet another example of reckless negativity from the leader of the opposition, in complete defiance of the facts and common sense,” Mr Swan told reporters in Canberra.

“Mr abbott ought to retract his statements immediately. He ought to apologise for them.”

australia has not held a seat on the council since the 1980s. If the government’s campaign is successful

it will sit on the council for two years from early next year.

Coalition frontbencher Malcolm Turnbull says he hopes the government’s bid is successful but Liberal MP Steven Ciobo predicts it will “come to naught”.

Former Labor foreign minister Gareth evans says the campaign has done good things for australia’s international reputation, even if it ultimately proves unsuccessful.

australia must win the support of two-thirds of the 193 UN member nations to secure one of two seats up for grabs in its category. New Zealand, Thailand and the United arab emirates are among the nations to publicly declare support for australia’s bid.

But given the voting will be conducted by secret ballot, it’s impossible to say for sure how much support australia can actually count on. – with aaP

Coach Gillard confident for Council seat while Abbot criticises from the bench

Crocodile escapes on a plane during Australian Qantas flight

aN FBI agent rescued passengers in Hollywood’s Snakes on a Plane, but it was a baggage handler who saved the day when a crocodile

an investigation is underway into how the crocodile escaped on the flight last Monday.

“The animal was quickly and safely secured when the aircraft arrived in Melbourne,” the spokesman said in a statement.

“The investigation is focusing on whether it had been loaded appropriately on delivery to australian air express.” – AAP

escaped on a Qantas flight.

The croc broke free from its cage and roamed the plane’s cargo hold during the flight from Brisbane to Melbourne until unsuspecting baggage handlers discovered the reptile when unloading the luggage upon landing.

a Qantas spokesman said the crocodile measured about 60 centimetres in length and was caught without incident.

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THe Lonsdale, of Notting Hill, is like the mullet of english pubs. It’s all business out the front, party on the inside.

From the outside, it looks like your traditional teacake variety London pub. Housed in a white brick building, you can actually see the warm muted lights of the apartments upstairs. You think walking through the door, you’ll be confronted with the ubiquitous wood panelling, stiff tables and perhaps an english bobby serving a tray of tea poured in a porcelain cup. Instead, it’s all low ceilings, red crocodile skinned swivel chairs and mirrors. oh the mirrors. Walking in, it’s kind of like getting slapped in the face by a high class hooker (the kind that services politicians and rockstars).

Now don’t get me wrong – I liked it a lot. and the steaks were fantastic. It’s just… I’m still relatively fresh to the UK pub scene - still one of the few that finds tartan furnishings a welcome

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novelty - so these sort of places tend to leave me feeling… inadequate.

In fact, when I attempted to go to the bathroom, so confused was I by the maze of mirrors, I ended up walking into myself. Then I was thwarted by the confangling gadgetry that is the ‘no button/no levered tap’ (why this modern phenomenon took off I’ll never know). Basically – I couldn’t work it out. after 10 minutes of waving my hands upwards,

downwards, sideways, crisscrossing, in the sink, by the sink, under the sink in the vain hope of somehow alerting the hidden sensor to my germ ridden hands, I eventually gave up, turned around, and walked into myself again on the way out.

Yes that’s right. I went to the bathroom in the Lonsdale and I didn’t wash my hands. I guess I’m one client that won’t be kept on the client books of that particular establishment.

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THoSe new to the shores of Britain - and new to the english breakfast fry-up - may well be wondering what exactly is that dark-white speckled sausage-like meat resting alongside my fried eggs and beans.

Most of us will never forget the first time we tasted this rich, grainy textured sausage that graced our plates. although it may be delicious from the first mouthful, our perception quickly changes from good to bad when someone tells us what actually goes into it. Which is, essentially, blood. However, as history shows, there are far worse things out there to eat.

The history of black pudding is hard to identify, but it is said that wherever there were animals used for food production a version of black pudding developed. adopting the policy of never wasting anything from a slaughtered animal, the animals blood soon became a delicacy, and useful in enriching foods for consumption.

Black pudding has developed a firm following here in the UK, even to the point where there is now an annual World Black Pudding Throwing Championships held in Yorkshire.

The more traditional way we find black pudding is on our plates, in the form of a sausage made from blood combined with oatmeal, barley and onions. Generally these were the most abundant ingredients found on farm lands centuries ago, and formed what was referred to as a ‘poor man’s sausage’. recipes were a closely guarded secret and handed down from one generation to the next.

Black pudding sausages are packed full of flavour, and the best way of cooking them is pan-frying and grilling. Perfect for breakfast or pairing with game, chicken or a tasty

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mixed grill on a Sunday morning. In the restaurant we’ve paired it with fresh seared scallops – a perfect match.

This week’s recipe is simple and easy to add to your favourite breakfast – just like flash frying a minute steak on the BBQ. You can buy black pudding from your local butcher, or most large supermarkets will have it stocked on the shelves.

To cook it, take a sharp knife and slice the sausage into 5cm thick discs. Take a medium hot pan and a good splash of oil. Carefully place the discs

in the pan and allow the pudding to sear for two minutes on each side. It will be ready when the outer face has a nice crisp finish.

It’s that simple! Pair it with its perfect partner – fresh fried eggs, splash with some brown sauce and then enjoy!

Come on Aussies, c’mon!

SadLY, the time has come for me to farewell the aussie Times faithful and hand the reins of our wonderful publication over to our fantastic new editor – alexandra Ivett.

It has been such an honour and a pleasure to be editor of this mighty australian newspaper in London for the past 18 months and it has been made all the more special because the expat aussie community over here have completely embraced Australian Times and really

helped us grow. as our motto states: we are for, by and about Aussies in the UK and it is because of you guys that we continue to grace the streets of London every Tuesday morning; and continue to be the premier online source for all your aussie news, entertainment, sport and gossip at australianTimes.co.uk .

The biggest thank you of all must go to my team of aussie Times contributors – who continue to work selflessly and on a voluntary basis to make this the best aussie publication this side of the equator. So - thanks everyone, good luck alex, and CoMe oN aUSSIeS, C’MoN!

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aN exPreSSIoN often pedalled around this city we’ve all adopted is that ‘God loves a trier’. Being australian, we all know the truth – what God loves even more then a trier is a battler. and when it comes to Tasmanian born singer/songwriter dewayne everettsmith, he is a battler. I say this in the nicest and most complimentary way possible.

dewayne everettsmith might not be a household name yet, but as the composer of Tourism australia’s new 2012/13 campaign song ‘It’s Like Love’ he soon will be. a beautiful songwriter and a talented singer, he paints the picture of what it means to be a proud australian and what it’s like to be a man who has overcome his inner demons to get to where he is today.

at the launch party of Tourism australia held at The British academy of Film and Television arts in Piccadilly dewayne performed two songs for us. The campaign theme song ‘It’s Like Love’, written in collaboration with american viola musician Jasmine Beams after they travelled part of the australian coastline together in an effort to capture the spirit of what travelling australia is all about. The second was one from his back catalogue called ‘I’ve Got No’, and carried a more sad and dark undertone, written in memory of his late mother.

When asked about his travels with Jasmine and the composition of ‘It’s Like Love’ by Australian Times, Dewayne is immediately filled with excitement. He describes the enjoyment he got out of comparing cultures with an american on her first visit to Australia and the added bonus of mixing musical styles with someone who has performed mostly classical pieces her whole life.

“When we got together to write we came up with a waltz and all I had

Dewayne Everettsmith The new voice of Tourism Australian At Tourism Australia’s 2012 marketing launch in London, GEORGE KATRALIS met singer-songwriter Dewayne Everettsmith, and learnt all about his remarkable journey from Australian Idol to the voice of this year’s campaign.

going through my head when we were seeing the australian country were the words ‘It’s like love’… I love this place, it’s home.”

‘It’s Like Love’ is a snap shot of australia through the eyes of a young man who is now content with his place in life. Though after a short conversation with dewayne about his childhood, you get the impression it wasn’t an easy journey for him to get here. It is one he is very willing to share.

“I’m 25 now, but it’s only been the last two years I have felt inner peace and content.”

With the addition of ‘I’ve Got No’ to his short set, the contrasting songs speak volumes about the journey of this up and coming musician.

adopted out to a caring aboriginal family when he was young, dewayne originally came from the most humble of beginnings. a young child from a small troubled indigenous family, he struggled with what he referred to as the domino effect of being a descendant from the Stolen Generation. dewayne recaps a terrifying story of his childhood in which his speed-dependant mother’s drug dealer set their family home on fire because she was late with a payment. dewayne and his brother found themselves trapped inside the house, only narrowly escaping due to the efforts of a brave neighbour. dewayne shares this story with me freely, saying it’s his story, it’s part of him, and it’s stories like this that describe what his life that was and what his life has become.

His initial introduction to the public eye came in 2007. a then 19 year old dewayne decided to take the appealing overnight step to fame favoured by many aspiring musicians by entering himself into australian Idol. It is a show better known as a graveyard for more australian talent

then it has given life to, as young musicians try for that quick rise to fame in exchange for the journey that takes them there. Luckily for dewayne the show wasn’t entirely a success, as to rob him of the journey he has taken in life would essentially be as good as stealing the essence from his song writing.

When asked about his time on the show he was humble but forthright in his answer.

“It was both the best and worst thing I have ever done. at the time I hated it because it became all about marketing and being a TV show and not about the music, but at the same time I was 19 and it gave me the confidence to get out there. although it did take about 2 years before I was stopped being referred to as ‘dewayne everettsmith from australian Idol’”.

Currently dewayne is well underway on finishing and getting set to release his debut album, full of songs he describes as his life.

“Falling in love, falling out of love. Loving people, hating people. Being happy, being sad… it’s just me. I want to make something timeless that people in 20 years from now will still enjoy.”

So let’s fast forward 20 years. The year is 2032 and dewayne everettsmith is now the biggest thing in australian music. I ask the big question – who plays him in the movie?

“Well, it’ll have to be someone good looking…eric Bana? Brad Pitt. But if I had to choose I’d like to play myself…I think I’d do a good job.”

and I tend to agree.

Image by JIllian Mundy By Paul BleakleyoN aNY other day, the image of a man carrying a furry gorilla head in an Iceland shopping bag on the London Underground would be a cause for concern. If you had taken a walk through the city on the chilly Saturday morning in question however, it would have become quite clear that gorillas had overrun the streets of London.

There had been no mass breakout from the London Zoo, nor had the post-apocalyptic future predicted in Planet of the Apes come to fruition. The 9th annual Great Gorilla run, a run which has become an iconic London event, saw hundreds of participants in full gorilla costume run a seven kilometre track through the city, increasing awareness and raising money for gorilla conservation throughout africa.

over 350 runners took part in the 2012 Great Gorilla run on 22 September, while over 5000 participants have been involved with the unusual fundraising event since its inception in 2004. The GGr has raised over £1.5 million for the Gorilla organisation, with the majority of those funds directed towards the organisation’s award-winning conservation and community-building programs in rwanda, Uganda and the democratic republic of the Congo.

amongst the 350 participants in this year’s Great Gorilla run was australian actor adam Garcia, judge of Sky1’s Got To Dance and breakout star of 2000 film Coyote Ugly. Garcia’s love for primates inspired him to become involved with the Gorilla organisation and contribute to the fight to prevent the extinction of africa’s endangered gorilla population.

“What fascinates me most about gorillas is their similarity to us… They have such strong familial bonds, they are the gentle giants,” Garcia said, explaining his participation in the 2012 Great Gorilla run.

“Imagining a world without gorillas is just a crying shame. any extinction is tragic.”

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Aussie Adam Garcia helps gorillas overrun London

alongside regional communities throughout africa in a collaborative effort to prevent the extinction of gorillas and increase awareness of conservation practices. The charity has been active in environmental activism for over twenty years, and has won the BBC International award for outstanding Work in Conservation of a Species.

There are fewer than 800 mountain gorillas left in the world today, with numbers continuing to dwindle as a result of violent conflict in Africa and the destruction of their natural habitats. one of the Gorilla organisation’s primary goals has been the initiation of educational projects designed to improve sustainable farming practices and reduce the reliance of local communities on gorilla habitats for their own survival.

as the runners, dressed in gorilla costumes, gathered in a square just off Mincing Lane, it became clear that the conservation message had resonated far from the jungles of africa. Gorillas appeared from every corner, each costume uniquely decorated: despite the cold morning, many gorillas were clad in hula skirts, while a Baywatch-themed gorilla displayed more chest hair than david Hasselhoff during the early 1990s. Gorillas dressed as axl rose and Slash of Guns N’ roses were almost as popular as the organisation’s patron, British comedian Bill oddie, who appeared carrying a giant banana shortly prior to the commencement of the run.

The Great Gorilla run has become one of the most celebrated charity events on the London calendar, and has garnered attention from across the globe. In 2011 New South Wales resident andrew Bullen won the prize for the gorilla that had travelled the furthest to participate in the event, with organisers encouraging the growth of the event on a yearly basis.

To learn more about gorillas and how you can help them avoid extinction (as well as registering for the 2013 Great Gorilla run) visit the event’s website at GreatGorillaRun.org for more information.

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fooTY finAls fEVErHaVe you got your footy fever yet? We bet you do! It’s that time of year when nothing else in sport matters except the last weekend in September. Being good sport-loving aussies, we’re not content with just one footy final to finish an epic ‘winter’ of sport down Under – we need two to keep us occupied! We need the best teams of 2012 from both the aFL and NrL competitions to keep us shouting at the tele, to keep us dressed head to toe in our team’s colours, to keep us celebrating the season in style and running wild around the streets of London.

It doesn’t matter whether you’re a Swannies fan or a Storm aficionado, whether you root for the Hawks or if you have Bulldogs blue and white coursing through your veins. Come the pointy end of the footy season, all that matters is where you and your mates will be to watch the big games.

and fear not, aussies of London, for while we may be on the other side of the world and at the mercy of some unforgiving timezones – the english capital is pulling out all stops to make sure that your every footy whim is catered for this Grand Final weekend. Check out some of our favourite spots to watch the big matches this Saturday and Sunday.

Larrik Inn WITH more antipodean beers available than any other venue in London, where else to head on Saturday morning decked out in your teams colours than our Aussie Times favourite Fulham pub – The Larrik Inn. doors open at 4.30am, and with only 350 tickets available to the ‘best LIVe Grand Final Party in London’ – you better get in quick.

Tickets are £10 and include a Free pie. drinks start at £2.75. Get your ticket at the Larrik Inn bar or over the phone today! The deets:The Larrik Inn, 425 New King’s road, Fulham, SW6 4rNTube: Putney BridgeWebsite: TheLarrikInnFulham.com

Bloomsbury Bowling LanesFor those who want somewhere central, with something a little extra - Bloomsbury Lanes are hosting an aFL Grand Final Party with a difference. With five large screens, a footy marathon of classic Grand Final’s past, a half-time Handball Competition, hot pies and sausage rolls from the Fleet river Bakery, and australian craft beers – this has got to be the best place in North London to get your AFL footy fix. Plus there’ll be an on-site barista serving Monmouth Coffee.

There’s plenty of space for everyone to watch the game with doors opening at 3.30am. Tickets are £7.00 and available from the website below. The deets:Basement of the Tavistock Hotel, Bedford Way, WC1H 9eU Tube: russell SquareWebsite: Wegottickets.com/event/184908

The Underdog Bar, Clapham CommonWith giant plasma screens showing the match in High Definition – here’s a place for those who want to see every handball, kick and mark in intimate detail. doors open at 5am for the 5.30am bounce.

entry is free and there’s cheap deals for a pint and a pie. Why would you need anything else?The deets:The Underdog, 16a Clapham Common Southside, SW47aB Tube: Clapham CommonWebsite: TheUnderdogBar.co.uk

Clapham GrandWith aussie beer, food and goodies, and the chance to win some great prizes, Clapham Grand is putting in a bid for the south’s best aussie rules Party. Not to mention their

Where to watch the Afl grand final live in london n Meat pies and beer for breakfast? What’s an AFL Grand Final without them? With bounce (that’s kick-off in AFL terms) at the MCG scheduled for 5:30am UK time - the showdown between the pride of NSW, the Sydney Swans, and Victoria’s minor premiers, the Hawthorn Hawks, is one of the most keenly anticipated footy games of the year. Here’s where to watch the AFL Grand Final in London:

massive screen - the largest sports screen in the UK. Throw in six plasma screens strategically positioned so punters never miss the action and watching sport at The Grand is almost better than being there!

Tickets are £10 and include entry, an aussie pie and a beer. doors open at 4.30am with kick off at 5.30am. Plus there’s VIP Tables and VIP Boxes available The deets:The Grand, 21-25 St John’s Hill, Clapham Junction, SW11 1TT Tube: Clapham JunctionWebsite: UKsportsclub.com

The Junction Bar (hosted by the London Swans)expect this one to go off as it’s a Sydney Swans final. And with seven large screens and one GIaNT screen it will be a great place to catch the match live in the North. There will also be a raffle for an On the Go 8-day tour, as well as a bunch of other give-aways during the morning.

doors open at 5.00am for the 5.30am kickoff, tickets are £5 and MUST be purchased before the event. The deets:2a Corsica Street, London, Highbury N5 1JJTube: Highbury & IslingtonWebsite: LondonSwans.co.uk

WalkaboutWho could forget the Walkabout bars of London!? They will be showing their support with parties to be hosted in the wee hours of Saturday morning.

doors open at the Shepherd’s Bush Walkabout at 4.30am and £15 tickets will get you entry, two drinks and

breakfast. Meanwhile Walkabout Temple kicks off even earlier with doors opening at 4am. £15 tickets will get you entry, a breakfast bap and a drink.The deets:Shepherd’s Bush Green,

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WIN tickets to the big AFL match in LondonAustralian Times and AFL Europe are excited to be giving away three pairs of tickets to the huge AFL match between Port Adelaide and Western Bulldogs at London’s KIA Oval on 3 November, 2012. This is your chance to see top grade Aussie Rules, right here in London! To be in the running for these awesome tickets, enter at AustralianTimes.co.uk/WIN

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fooTY finAls fEVEraNoTHer day, another finals party at THE LARRIK INN with all your favourite antipodean beers and serving breakfast to line the stomach. doors open at 8am with Free entry.

Voted ‘the number one place to watch live sporting events in London’, THE CLAPHAM GRAND will have all your rugby league grand final action. Tickets are £10 and include

entry, a pie and a beer – plus if you stick around after the game, you’ll get Free entry into south

Where to watch the nrl grand final liVE in londonn Nursing a hangover from the AFL Grand Final and wondering what the best cure is? Why, another meat pie and another footy final of course! At least with the NRL, our friends Down Under scheduled it at a more reasonable hour… The pinnacle of the 2012 Aussie rugby league season will kick-off at 8.20am UK time on Sunday morning with the Melbourne Storm lining up against Sydney’s minor premiers - the Bulldogs. Want to go and get involved with some other passionate Aussie footy supporters? Here’s where to be:

London’s biggest Sunday party – a session at The Church!

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BrISBaNe raised comedian Matt okine has been entertaining crowds for the past few weeks at Soho Theatre.

after a career as an actor and performing short sets of comedy, okine recently launched his debut full-length stand up show Being Black n Chicken n Shit to acclaim, winning the Best Newcomer award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

“Basically it’s about a lot of things,” he tells Australian Times.

“The central story focuses around a fishing trip I went on with my Dad. I also cover a lot of basics too. dealing with annoying vacuum cleaners and toasters, and how to deal with an armed robbery situation.”

The show certainly offers all this and more, with a journey from some rather graphic tales through to a genuinely heart wrenching revelation at the climax of the show.

The jump between jokes and serious material is a result of okine’s efforts to fill an hour of entertainment, compared to his usual short form comedy.

“You need to have ebbs and flows throughout so you gain momentum at the right times, otherwise undoubtedly by the 45 minute mark you just can’t focus that long.”

as okine points out, in a day and age where you’re looking at something for 15 seconds and no longer, even an hour is unheard of.

“I was recently in Montreal and talking to these american comedians, telling them I was going to London with an hour long show. They were like, ‘an hour!? Why would you do stand up for an hour!?’”

The result of okine’s comedy is a

Being Black n Chicken n Sh*tn Award winning comedian Matt Okine launches his first full-length stand-up on London audiences at the Soho Theatre. GARETH MOHEN experiences the roller-coaster of hilarious highs and poignant lows, and talks with the comedian about what inspired his insightful and intelligent show.

performance that shows his ability to be side-splittingly funny, as well as extremely poignant when required.

His love for his father is emphasised through the fishing trip story and he is quick to credit his father as a major source of his artistic inspiration.

“My dad’s a funny cat. He’s a dentist. He’s a very scientific person. But I can tell under the hard scientist medical person that all he’s ever wanted to do is be an artist.

“There are heaps of great sculptures and african sort of carvings and paintings at home. He ran Brisbane’s only african nightclub for a while. He used to play in bands. He’s always been a sucker for the arts, and I think I’m his sort of outlet in a way.”

okine also pays homage to his heritage in his show, trying his hand at adopting the accent of his father to hilarious effect. “I love the way that my dad talks. I think it is funny. I can never get his accent right though. He came over to australia when he was twenty. He’s still got a really thick accent. But now when he goes back to africa, people make fun of his accent for sounding so australian.

“Yet australians go, ‘What on earth is my dentist saying?’. It’s bad enough when he’s going at people’s teeth he’s got a mask over his face let alone a thick accent. I think they just wait to hear the words ‘ah’, and that’s it.”

While Matt was working hard performing in London, he also spent time checking out the action up in edinburgh, although sometimes at the expense of viewing the olympics. He was also mad on the food in the Soho area, and was often to be found catching a sneaky feed down at Princi.

Matt Okine’s web series The Future Machine can be found at: Thefuturemachine.tv/

IT IS 2004. ralph Grayden and his partner have decided to leave their comfortable australian life in exchange for new adventures on the other side of the world. But while many australians are busy splashing around their cash and soaking up the economic boom in London, the newly-arrived couple are greeted by a very different face of the city.

“We were living in south-east London in a pretty tough place,”

It’s London, but not as you know itn Endless culture, socialising in the hippest bars, and keeping up with the latest trends from high street. These are just a handful of the many fragments creating the London ideal luring so many Australians across the globe. For some, however, the London dream is very far from reality. Australian author Ralph Grayden spoke to ERIN SOMERVILLE about his unexpected experiences with London, and how it inspired his latest novel PAGE THREE.

ralph tells Australian Times.“We weren’t earning much money,

and we had a feeling of dislocation from our friends in west London.”

ralph’s struggle to shake off his lawyer suit in the rough and tumble suburb of Camberwell and pursue his dream of becoming a writer has sparked his novel, PaGe THree.

PaGe THree follows the plight of a successful middle-class married couple, Paul and Sarah, who have packed up their cushy Sydney life to answer the call of the Motherland. Paul is eager to make the shift from lawyer to writer following the sudden death of his father, while Sarah is enthusiastic about embracing life in a chic new city. However, the battle to find work, and dealing with a less-than-ideal part of england, begins to take its toll on the couple. When Sarah finds instant success after baring more than just her soul for work, Paul’s London dream soon becomes the thing of nightmares.

While there are some undeniable comparisons between the author and his lead character, the book is far from autobiographical. ralph does admit, however, that his early experiences living in Camberwell were a strong influence in shaping the storyline, characters and settings of his book.

The author says he was compelled to share the less-than-glamorous London

experience that often goes untold by many expats. He has also used the novel as a chance to reflect upon how the australian status is changing in england.

“There are a lot of works out there from the past, being that australians are looked down upon by the english, with the British having the stiff upper lip and we being the colonials.

“I think now the traditional backpacker who spends all their money in the pub they are working at is a thing of the past, and those who are moving over tend to be older and more established in their career, and searching for a bigger professional playing field.”

any australian who has made the move to London will no doubt laugh, empathise and see glimpses of their own story in ralph Grayden’s PaGe THree.

Grab your copy on Amazon or iTunes.

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I’M NoT a music person. Well, not a music person in the sense that: I usually ‘discover’ a song six months after it’s been played all over the radio. I go to festivals and have to take a rest behind the Portaloos after the second act because my feet are hurting. Concepts such as tempo changes and layering are not ones I can speak authoritatively on, and I’m not even really sure I could tell the difference between a bass guitar and a … what’s the other one?

I do, however, know what I like. I know when I’ve been treated to a good show when seeing a live music act. and Kimbra + the Union Chapel + a voice that takes the concept of a limited vocal range and stamps its pretty little foot all over it = Like.

From the minute you walk into this otherwise working church and literally pull up a pew in front of a stage that circles around a central marble pulpit, you know you’re in for a unique gig experience. This isn’t your run of the mill small venue fare of warm beer slopped over lino floors. No, Union Chapel is a cavernous and sophisticated space of stained glass windows, wooden benches and fairy lights flickering like tea candles that immediately sets a relaxed mood.

The crowd is subdued to start, a consequence of a long Wednesday at work, and a melodic warm-up act in Cody Chesnutt, whose soulful solo commentaries on respecting your mother and being a good citizen, feel - in

holy Kimbra! rocking the pulpit at the Union Chapeln Kimbra @ The Union Chapel, 19 September

this context - to be a little Sunday school preachy. The echoing stone walls need a big voice to fill the space, to restore the energy that the low lighting has sucked from the crowd.

enter, Kimbra. From the minute this wonder from down Under (Hamilton, New Zealand to be exact) bounces on stage - a tiny slip of a thing in a pink 80s prom dress - she compels her voice through a series of vocal gymnastics that defies comprehension. Songs are variously whispered, spoken, tunefully sung or belted out over a rollercoaster of octaves. Her band, also dressed like they raided the costume closet of the Fresh Prince of Bel Air, provide the appropriate layers of drums and guitar to help amplify her sound.

Working through her album Vows, Kimbra ranges from jazz influenced ‘Good Intent’ to the 80s inspired

‘Warrior’. My old favorites, ‘Settle down’ and ‘Cameo Lover’ were deftly covered, complete with jolting dances and tambourine banging that made Kimbra leap about the stage like an energetic doll on a marionette string. Looping vocals used on Nina Simone’s ‘Plain Gold ring’ ensured the Chapel was filled with multiple Kimbras, all contorting their voices to hit a unique range.

Her enthusiasm was infections, and all the more impressive for coming on the back of a long european Tour that took in more than 15 cities. Telling the crowd that she never imagined Union Chapel would be her first gig in London, she admitted she had thought “I’d be in the pub playing to four people”.

If the intimate show at the Chapel is anything to go by, that is one pub gig I’d love to see.

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n Traditionally known as the ‘Steel City’ SHARON SPENCE LIEB discovers there is a lot more to modern day Pittsburgh than steel mills and heavy industry. She uncovers an innovative city brimming with arts and culture, plenty of natural space, and most importantly – pierogis.

art, luxury hotels, and ethnic neighborhoods alive with cafes and authentic grocery stores. Shopping is eclectic fun: You can buy Greek baklava, Italian tuna, Belgium chocolate, and a Pittsburgh Steelers T shirt all on Penn avenue in The Strip district in Pittsburgh’s northeast area.

Art and dinosaursSpend an inspirational day ambling through The Carnegie Museums of art and Natural History. You’ll discover one of the world’s great collections of art, not to mention 103,000 specimens of Jurassic dinosaurs.

I paid homage to my muse, Claude Monet, gazing reverently at one of his water lily masterpieces. a quick hello to Mary Cassatt and degas, and I found myself in a quiet room with Henri Matisse’s “The Thousand and one Nights,” a multi-panel painted paper cut-out of fantastical images. at age 81, Matisse was a bedridden insomniac. But he persevered, creating this incredible artwork despite declining health. Matisse was inspired by the Persian literary classic, “arabian Nights,” where Scheherazade stayed awake, saving her life with 1001 nights of compelling stories. The painting asks: are we able to create artful and happy lives, regardless of obstacles?

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IN THe 1870’s, andrew Carnegie founded the Carnegie Steel Company. By the 1890’s, Pittsburgh was supplying most of the world’s steel, and Carnegie’s company was the most profitable industrial enterprise in the world. Carnegie sold his company in 1901 for $480 million to J.P. Morgan, who created U.S. Steel.

Pittsburgh faced daunting challenges as she grew: Pollution, floods, and the “Great Fire of 1845.” But Pittsburghers are relentless problem solvers. after decades of restoration, renovation, and well-planned strategies, Pittsburgh today is a beautiful successful city. a dynamic skyline shows off elegant turn of the century buildings tucked among glamorous high-rises. Parks beckon with flowers and green spaces. Kayakers paddle under the 446 graceful bridges, while bikers and runners work out on the Three rivers Heritage trail - twenty-two miles of natural beauty alongside the allegany, Monongahela and ohio rivers.

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among delicate orchids, tangled jungles, mammoth cactus, and cascading waterfalls. The Tropical Forest features an ayurvedic healing garden, spice and tea market displays, and a field research station. Located inside a historic Victorian glasshouse, Phipps is the most energy efficient conservatory in the world, plus the nation’s first teaching conservatory, winning awards for environmental development.

New at Phipps, is The Center for Sustainable Landscapes, a center for education, research, and administration. one of the greenest buildings on earth, the Center generates its own energy, while capturing and treating all of its water on site. a state of the art outdoor kitchen will present chef demonstrations, and cooking classes to teach visitors new recipes for healthy eating.

Food glorious foodPittsburghers wax poetic over their pierogis. They load French fries onto everything, even salads. at Primanti Brothers, try if you can to devour the monster sandwich - stuffed with meat, cheese, egg, French fries, coleslaw, and tomatoes, between two slices of thick Italian bread.

There’s a healthy farm to table movement taking hold in Pittsburgh, with delicious produce and fruits coming daily into the city from area farmers. We ate our way around the city, enjoying a fabulous gourmet brunch at The Fairmont Hotel, fresh salmon at Six Penn, and Italian antipasti onboard the scenic riverQuest explorer Cruise.

My favourite meal was breakfast at Pamela’s diner in the Strip district. My friends enjoyed corned beef hash and a Tex Mex omelet stuffed with chorizo and guacamole. I was in heaven with crispy edged pancake crepes and farm fresh strawberries.

City pridePittsburghers can justly boast about their many “firsts”: Jonas Salk created the first polio vaccine here. Carnegie Mellon University debuted the first robotics institute. Pittsburgh is the birthplace of Heinz

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We aUSSIeS love getting up close and personal: throwing a thumbs up as a true blue way of showing we are happy to be around someone. However, despite our best intentions, our message may not be making the right impact.

If you have ever done a presentation, you will know the importance of making sure your body is conveying the right message. Non-verbal communication – which includes gestures, facial expressions, eye contact, tone of voice, body positioning – can convey a message that is much more powerful than the words we speak. a raised eyebrow can demolish an argument or give the sign of approval in seconds. Studies have shown that anything from 80-93% of our message is conveyed non-verbally. despite there being some contention about the actual percentages, the consensus is your body speaks volumes and tells much more of the story than your words. Psychologists have discovered that when what we say is incongruent with our non-verbal communication, we are four times more likely to believe the non-verbal communication. and with approximately a quarter of the human brain set aside for visual processing, we tend to believe what we see rather than the words spoken.

So as you head into your negotiations, interview, performance appraisal, sales pitch or meet someone for the first time, how can you use your body to make the most positive impact?

Handshakeseveryone loves a good handshake: a nice, even, relatively robust shake that sends a message of friendship

Using your body for impactand goodwill. But handshakes can display unconscious attitudes about someone, or yourself. a dominant handshake (your hand on top of the other person’s), for example, suggests that you seek authority – the impact: the other person becomes cautious of you. alternatively, a limp handshake (fingers only and very soft) suggests a lack of confidence: not the right impact for an interview. So be mindful about how you go into your next handshake.

Eye contacteye contact is one of the most important indicators that someone is listening. It communicates caring and inclusion. However, eye contact can be extremely intrusive which is why when we make eye contact with strangers, we tend to quickly turn away. Cultural variations exist too. For example, western cultures identify a lack of eye contact with shame or dishonesty, while some cultures identify minimal eye contact as respectful and a sign of humility. The right amount of eye contact requires awareness and judgement.

Personal spaceWe all have a zone around us where we do not like others to enter. Personal space can be influenced by culture, status and region. For example, aussies from the country like more personal space than those from the city. and in London, we all need to get used to having very little personal space. Stepping into someone’s zone putting your arm around them might seem like a friendly, aussie thing to do. However, if you do not have permission, the impact on the other person may be unexpectedly negative.

Becoming aware of how you use your body to communicate can help you determine whether you are making the right impact. If not, identify what needs to change and change it.

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THe australian dollar strengthened against the majority of its peers over the last week. This despite the weak manufacturing data reported from China, ending the week at 0.644 British Pounds and 1.047 US dollars. However, the aussie weakened again over the weekend, opening this week at 0.641 Pounds and 1.045 US dollars.

despite US Federal reserve moves to implement Qe3 stimulation over the coming months and markets suggesting europe is progressing towards a resolution of its debt crisis, forecasts are for a slump in commodity prices due to an overall global slowdown.

In the weeks ahead we will look towards the reserve Bank of australia meeting on 2 october to clarify the market’s currently mixed messages. The dow Jones Newswires reported that the majority of 15 economists surveyed expect the rBa to maintain its current cash interest rate of 3.5%. on Monday though, the National australia Bank announced it had

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changed its call of ‘no change’ to an expectation of two interest rate cuts in the short-term. This matched the aNZ’s change of tack late last week, sighting the downward trajectory of commodity prices as the major consideration for the rBa in the face of the currency’s stubborn strength.

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WHAT are your aims and goals for this Premier League season?To play as well as I can, stay fit, and hopefully get a first team opportunity.

You’ve represented Scotland at youth level, how was that experience?I loved it. It was a great experience to play against different styles of play. Playing international football makes you feel immensely proud.

Who is your favourite Aussie player of all time?It’s got to be Tim Cahill. He was a top player in the Premier League and someone I definitely look up to.

Who were your footballing idols when growing up?I would have to say Steven Gerrard –he is everything you would wish for in a player.

How do you like life in the UK - what is your favourite thing about Newcastle?It’s a great city to live in with plenty to do, and there’s lovely countryside and coastline very nearby too. It’s actually

Aussie Brad Inman looking to play his Toon in this season’s football orchestran Newcastle United, last season’s English Premier League surprise package, have an Aussie ace up their sleeve for the current 2012/13 season. 20 year old Brad Inman has been on the club’s books since he was 14 and the Adelaide born youngster will be hoping to make an impression on Alan Pardew and his Toon army very soon. Inman spoke to JONATHAN WALDHEIM about his life in the UK and his experiences so far.

quite a lot like adelaide which is my home city.

There are over a 100 Aussies playing football in the UK, do you think that Australia has a bright future in soccer?I certainly do. We have a good national team and one that I hope can do very well at the World Cup in Brazil in 2014. of course there are australians playing in other countries around the world but it’s terrific that there are so many in the UK.

When you came to the UK you were only 14 - was it a hard decision to make?Not really because my mother and sister came over with me so that helped a great

deal to settle down.

What do you get up to when you’re not training or playing?I play PS3, relax, play a bit of tennis, and watch a few films – nothing out of the ordinary really.

How often do you go back to Australia?Maybe once a year but it’s not so bad as my family live in england now.

In your position, who do you think your game resembles the most in modern football?Cesc Fabregas - who I saw a lot of when he was with arsenal. of course he’s with Barcelona now - and I thought he was brilliant at euro 2012.

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“When we get it completely wrong, then I really get annoyed.

“Short and wide, back of a length. He just stood (in the fifth over, the second bowled by Cummins) and took 18 runs.

“I don’t mind if they bowl a wide with a bouncer, particularly with a guy like Gayle, just to let the batter know. Then you’ve got to get it head high.

“We wanted to try and cramp Gayle up a little bit, which we did to a certain degree.

“once he started going, I thought we panicked just a fraction.

“But saying that, we’ve got Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins, young bowlers who can only have benefited from (Saturday night’s) experiences.

“I’m not massively disappointed but we need to take from that and learn.”

arthur gave his squad a two-day break before training resumed on Tuesday, ahead of Friday night’s opening Super eights clash with the strong Indian battling line-up who demolished england on Sunday by a record 90 runs. - AAP

Des has the magic to go back-to-back with Dogs

or two or three games,” he told aaP.“He has done it for 26 or 27 rounds

now. He has done a wonderful job.”“He has brought a lot of discipline

into the team. Those boys had the talent. You see that a lot of times when players go to different teams and they become superstars. a change of environment, a change of attitude just carries on.”

el Masri said it would be a “wonderful achievement” if Hasler, who won the 2011 title with Manly, became the first coach ever to take different clubs to successive premierships.

But he warned the Bulldogs would have to be on top of their game to defeat Melbourne Storm in the grand final.

“Melbourne are not going to be easy,” he said.

“They’re a well drilled team and

they’ve got too many superstars, so obviously the boys are going to have to be at their best.

“The whole area here is buzzing. They’ve worked really hard, and finished on top of the table. They’ve been very consistent which is something we haven’t had for a long time.

“Hopefully they can keep that up and bring the trophy back to the area.” - AAP

NRL’s biggest week about handling hype for StormJUST another game. Not just another week.

Melbourne know all about NrL grand finals, going into their fifth in the past seven seasons.

as well as 80 minutes of the highest intensity club rugby league possible, the off-field demands are lengthy, and preparation-changing.

For the Storm, it means going to Sydney earlier than normal before a Sunday game - fronting up at Thursday’s grand final breakfast.

But the Melbourne players who’ve been there before say the secret is to embrace the week, handle the hype, prepare as normally as possible and try to treat the game the same as any other.

“Game-wise, it doesn’t change,” skipper Cameron Smith said.

“The biggest difference is the lead-up to the match. The hype around the game, the attention from the public and the

media.“But that can work in your favour if

you let it, if you embrace the week and enjoy everything about it.”

Fullback Billy Slater admits the demands are more pressing than normal, but says it’s important to realise others would kill for the opportunity the Storm and Bulldogs have on Sunday at aNZ Stadium.

“It’s a different week, that’s for sure,” Slater said.

“There’s a lot of media commitments, going to the grand final breakfast, going on The Footy Show.

“But we’re playing a game of football this weekend that everyone would love to be playing.

“We’re very fortunate to be in this position, and we’re going to approach the week like that.”

The Storm’s week will be about training with intensity, rather than with

a higher workload - confident much of the groundwork has already been laid for Sunday’s performance.

“We’ve done the hard work. The week leading into the game is about enjoying it, and fine-tuning the aspects to make you play well on Sunday night,” halfback Cooper Cronk said.

“It comes down to how you play the game on Sunday.

“Both teams have played exceptional this year.

“It’s who comes out and handles the week the best and plays the best brand of football Sunday.” - AAP

By Phillip Browne

THe inaugural Wasps one-day Tag rugby Festival will be taking place at Twyford avenue Sports Ground (training ground of the London Wasps) in acton, West London on Saturday, 13 october.

This top class venue plays host to the Try Tag rugby acton league on Monday evenings. Home ground teams won’t want to lose this festival to any challengers from across London or reading.

The festival will bring together all the teams from West London and beyond to acton for a round robin tournament with every team getting a minimum of 90 minutes game time!

Tumeke - the champion team from acton over the summer and current winners of the 2012 London Tag rugby Championships in West Ham on 18 august will have home ground advantage and start as favourites for

Who will be best in the west?

the Mixed a grade competition.The Cyborg Sharpshooters from

reading were the top UK based team at the 2012 London Tag rugby Championships for the Mixed Social division and would have to start as favourites should they enter this division.

Teams from all over London and abroad are welcome to enter this festival, to sample one of the top Tag rugby venues around. Who will claim the first ever Wasps Tag Rugby Festival title and become the best in the west?

after the Tag rugby tournament there will be some great prizes to give away at the presentation and to follow, a legendary after party at one of West London’s best pubs, The Chatsworth.

To register for a Try Tag Rugby competition or event, go to www.trytagrugby.com or email [email protected] for more details.

The Chargers who won the world’s biggest Tag Rugby Festival this year, will be aiming to add another trophy to their collection at Acton!

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THere’S a saying in the workplace, usually in the Construction and Trade sector, that’s simply known as the 7 P’s. It’s normally used as sage advice directly after an apprentice has butchered their own hand with a hole saw. For the uninitiated, the 7 P’s stand for Proper, Prior, Planning, Prevents, Piss, Poor, Performances. This golden nugget of an adage could not be more apt in describing Hawthorns Prelim Final against the Crows.

The Hawks were all the rage and were set to exorcise the demons from last year by easily disposing of these pretenders from adelaide (the Crows got to play Port aNd Gold Coast aNd GWS twice each, for footy god’s sake). The Hawks had spent the week playing Jenga and Scrabble whilst the Crows had to search somewhere special to get over the top of Freo.

It was the Hawks’ moment to shine and they just had to rock up, let Buddy and Cyril put on a show and soak up the best six days in footy - Grand Final week. Unfortunately for Hawthorn, the Crows had other ideas, and twisted every logical explanation on its head by not only taking it right up to their opponents, but also looking like taking it right away from them.

at three quarter time, a team of structural engineers were on standby

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just in case alistair Clarkson decided to do a bit of ‘renovations’ to the great southern stand, and pleaded with his players to get it done or the end of year wind up would be at Jeff Kennett’s house. What was to follow was a cracking quarter of finals footy and even though the Crows managed to pinch the lead with a few minutes to go, who else but Buddy would step up and kick the match winner. It must be said that the Crows deserved their Prelim spot and were worthy opponents. Make no mistake, this was a flip of the coin job. The Hawks will now face Sydney for the shiny cup after Collingwood’s immense week caught up with them, right about when they were due to play.

The Swans looked like they had the 7 P’s drummed into them all week as they completely outclassed the Pies, and the occasion was best summed up in one singular moment that will be forever remembered. Lewis Jetta. He collected the ball somewhere on olympic Parade and ran for about half a km, stopped for a hotdog, bounced the ball about 75 times and ran into an open goal. Simply breathtaking stuff. Watch for this bloke this week, he can defo play a bit. So who’s gonna win? Hawks or Swans? dunno. Lets just sit back and enjoy the most magical day in australian sport. Gotta love ya footy!

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IreLaNd Warriors won their second aFL europe euro Cup with a stunning come-from-behind one-point win over denmark Vikings in edinburgh on Saturday.

In what aFL europe general manager Ben MacCormack described as the “best game of aussie rules I’ve seen played in europe”, Ireland trailed the danes by 11 points with a minute to go.

Then, almost simultaneously, denmark momentarily dropped their guard, allowing Ireland to pounce on the opportunity and blast home two quick goals just seconds from the final siren and win 5.0 (30) to 4.5 (29).

Ireland’s Muiris Bartley was responsible for kicking the match-winning goal.

remarkably, Saturday’s was the second one-point result in europe in a month after North London Lions beat Wandsworth demons in a nail-biting AFL London grand final in August.

Those unfamiliar with the euro Cup format will consider the above scoreline as excessively low, however with 12-minute halves and 9-players a side, half a dozen goals will usually seal a win.

Sixteen nations competed at Peffermill Playing Fields, arranged in four Scottish-themed groups: William Wallace, andy Murray, Chris Hoy and Sean Connery.

Denmark midfielder Aksel Bang (Brian Taylor would have fun with that one) won player of the tournament, as former Melbourne demon Glenn Lovett, now vice-chairman of aFL europe, awarded medals post-match.

england dragonslayers were also very impressive throughout the tournament, playing a physical brand of footy, to beat Italy – a vastly improved nation – easily in the final for third place.

a bagpipe player, dressed in a kilt, provided background noise during the exhibition women’s match, in which the Irish Banshees crushed the european Crusaders 13.14 (92) to 8.8 (56).

Not much separated the teams at the last change before the Irish experience got the girls across the line in the last term.

“It just shows just how much the game is developing in europe across both genders,” MacCormack said of the european Crusaders’ effort.

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The feel-good story of the day was the outstanding effort of Norway Trolls, which, in their first Euro Cup, took out the Plate final (second tier final), beating Iceland 6.5 (41) to 1.3 (9).

Midfielder Palle Finnsson, 37, boasts arguably the most impressive footy CV in the Northern Hemisphere.

Born in Iceland, he has over a decade’s experience playing in denmark, has helped grow the game in France where he worked until recently and has also played in his birth country.

Incredibly, on Saturday, as well as coaching denmark to their one-point runner’s up position in the main final, he also competed for Iceland throughout – no mean feat by any stretch!

“I love footy. Since I started playing it’s been my passion,” he told Australian Times between matches on a superb euro Cup day in edinburgh.

“I moved to Paris for work a few years ago but before I moved there I checked if there was an aussie rules club. That was the deal breaker. If there was none then I wouldn’t go.

“For me, the game is the perfect mix of skill and contact.

“I just love getting out there and playing a tough game of footy.”

Finnsson, ever the flamboyant showman, topped off his tournament by being awarded the ‘Coach of the Cup’ title and, in typical fashion, gave speeches post-match and at the after function that were met with rousing applause.

There was plenty of incentive for all of the 16 teams to fight it out the whole afternoon with three prizes up for grabs: the Cup, the Plate and the Bowl (third-tier prize).

In the Bowl Grand Final, France 11.8 (74) were too classy for Spain 0.5 (5), which did extremely well to get that far given it had one of the

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Ireland and Denmark fight out the Euro Cup 2012 final

Denmark coach and Iceland player - Palle Finnsson

Irish Banshees against the European Crusaders in the women’s exhibition match

Norway against Iceland in the Plate finals

smallest squads.So meagre were the Spanish numbers

that 52-year-old richard Hart pulled on the boots for another campaign.

The once old xavs key position player in Melbourne has lived in Spain for 13 years where he works as a civil engineer and now has a wife and three children.

“I’m very proud to represent Spain in footy,” he said.

“They asked me to play and I said ‘why not?’ The team needs me and it’s a great tournament to be involved in.

asked if was worried about how the body would hold up he replied: “I had a run last year and pulled up ok so thought I’d be right.”

despite all the phenomenal aussie rules displays at the 2012 euro Cup, from even your most obscure aFL playing nations, the tournament ultimately belonged to the come-from-behind champions, Ireland. More than just Irish eyes were smiling as the luck of the Irish come to the fore, once more.

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‘Toxic’ Wallabies may be end of Quadeto comment on Monday about his extraordinarily frank utterances, which followed an earlier statement that he did not want to be shackled by conservative, safety-first tactics.

But Connolly said the arU could not afford to ignore them and the five-eighth may have reached a point where it will be difficult to work with deans, even though Cooper insisted he was “very respectful to robbie”.

“It nearly becomes untenable I think, those types of comments within a team,” Connolly told aaP.

“Players will brush it off and say it doesn’t mean anything and whatever but it does.

“It’s not acceptable to have players going public bagging the coach.

“Whatever the broken relationship is, and there’s clearly something wrong, it becomes untenable at that point.”

Connolly saw similarities with the breakdown between deans and another Wallabies playmaker, Matt Giteau, who departed for French rugby last year after his once-leading role dwindled to the point where he was omitted from the 2011 World Cup squad and announced it on Twitter.

Connolly said such falling-outs suggested deans’s man management wasn’t all it could be and players had shown a lack of “respect” for their coach by venting frustrations in public.

However, australia’s 2007 World Cup coach believed australian rugby

had more issues than those in the national squad and repeated his calls for a review into the game’s structure and administration.

Connolly said the arU had to respond to Cooper’s comments.

“I don’t think they can let it rest, there’s no doubt,” he said.

“They can’t just act as though it didn’t happen.

“There’s a lot of issues that need to be addressed.

“It does affect the code ... the arU needs to review the situation because there’s little doubt that compared to the other codes we’re not as good as we were.”

Unavailable for the Wallabies’ remaining two Tests in the inaugural rugby Championship with a knee injury, Cooper has agreed a three-year deal with the Queensland reds but is yet to come to terms with the arU.

His outburst has re-ignited discussion over his future within rugby union.

The New Zealand-born star has long been linked with a switch to rugby league and reds chief executive Jim Carmichael urged the arU to sort things out with Cooper.

“The reds have kept their house tidy. These are in-house issues that have to be dealt between Quade and the Wallabies, not the reds,” Carmichael told aaP.

“There’s a lot of issues there.“They (the arU) need to reconcile

their issues with Quade and Quade has to reconcile his issues with them.” - AAP


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Swans can’t afford to misfire in GFimproving, otherwise the premiership decider would be a one-sided affair.

“We’ll have our review, we’ll look at things we did well,” Longmire said.

“But also the things we can get better at, and there were some.

“We have to get better at some things if we’re going to be competitive this week, and we’ll address that and move onto the Hawks straight away.”

The Swans have one victory from their past 15 clashes at the MCG, but Longmire dismissed the hoodoo.

The second-year coach was more worried about recent memories of Hawthorn’s come-from-behind win in round 22 at the SCG, in which the Swans held a 38-point lead in the second quarter.

“You’ve got to do a lot of things right (to beat Hawthorn),” he said.

“You’ve got to make sure your pressure is absolutely elite, and elite for four quarters.

“You’ve got to take your chances when

you get them.”along with better goal-kicking, one of

Sydney’s keys to victory will be getting the most out of centre half-forward Sam reid.

reid has been held to a total of one goal and five marks in the Swans’ two finals this year.

Some pundits suggest the 20-year-old is down on confidence and form, but Longmire was quick to defend his efforts since missing the final game of the regular season with a glute strain.

“He’s dropped a few marks on the weekend ... his pressure was pretty good. He’s an important player to our team,” Longmire said.

“If you have a look at the game (against Collingwood) again, he got a couple of great intercepts.

“His wingspan is enormous ... when he can use his speed, get across the ground so quickly, it puts pressure on the opposition and doubt in the opposition when they’ve got the footy.” - AAP

We’d handle it better now: HawksHaWTHorN have vowed that if they win an 11th aFL premiership on Saturday there will be no repeat of the decline which followed their 2008 flag triumph.

The Hawks caused a major boilover when they defeated hot favourites Geelong four years ago - but visions of a dynasty turned to illusions.

Instead, it was the vanquished team which emerged dominant as the Cats claimed two of the following three flags.

Hawthorn crumbled in the years immediately following their premiership, finishing ninth in 2009 and seventh the following year.

This year’s grand final appearance follows a re-assessment which led them to a preliminary final last year.

Hawks vice-captain Jordan Lewis

believes he understands why the club spent those two years in the football wilderness.

He said coach alastair Clarkson’s defensive masterstroke, colloquially known as “Clarko’s Cluster”, had been worked out by his rivals, and specific players needed to be recruited to cope with a quickly evolving code.

“The game changes from year to year and we probably hung onto 2008 in the way we played a year too long,” Lewis said.

“and then we changed a few things and we brought players in, some outside speed in, and I think we’ve got the right mix at the moment to really challenge.”

The reversal in fortunes has been aided with the recruitment of several important players from rival aFL

clubs.“You can only do so much through

the draft system and then you’ve really got to look elsewhere to try and find the specific player that you need at that time,” said Lewis.

“Shaun Burgoyne and Josh Gibson and david Hale are three that really stand out, and even Jack Gunston as a new inclusion this year is hopefully the final piece of the puzzle.”

Fellow vice-captain Jarryd roughead said he was forced into a reality check after winning a premiership four years ago as a young forward, then spending years as the club found its way back.

“We were pretty young back in ‘08 and thought the world was at our feet,” roughead said.

“We really didn’t appreciate it as

much as we will if we are lucky enough to win on Saturday.”

Lewis said Hawthorn had to be more ruthless against Sydney on Saturday after being criticised for a lack of commitment at certain stages during the narrow preliminary final win over adelaide.

“Looking back on the game, that assumption is probably right,” Lewis said.

“There were a few instances early ... I know one where I went back with the flight and probably didn’t mark a ball that I should have marked.

“But we’ll learn from the experience - we can only go out there this week and try and rectify that.”

Captain Luke Hodge has been in quarantine with a virus but Lewis said he would be fit to play against Sydney.

“absolutely we’ve get no doubt that he’ll play,” Lewis said. “He had the sniffles over the weekend.

“But he looks great this morning and he’s ready to go.”

But Hawks defender Brent Guerra ruled himself out on Tuesday, admitting he had run out of time to recover from a hamstring injury sustained in the last home and away round. - AAP

Shane Cameron adamant he can knock out Green MachineSHaNe CaMeroN has too much respect for australian danny Green to indulge in boxing’s ritual pre-fight trash talk.

But he shows no similar restraint when predicting he’ll knock Green out when the pair square off for the vacant IBo world cruiserweight title in Melbourne on November 21.

“I respect the man highly,” Cameron said on Monday.

“There’s not going to be a lot of trash talking on this fight, but there’s going to be a lot of confidence.

“He’s very confident he can knock me out. I feel the same way for him. I’m going to knock him out, put him to sleep.”

Cameron, 34, will have to drop from his optimum fighting weight of around 97kg to make the 90.7kg limit for the division.

That means he won’t have the same power as when he spectacularly sent american Monte Barrett to the canvas in a heavyweight contest in auckland in July to improve his record to 29-2.

But having fought three times as a cruiserweight in the past two years, he’s learnt lessons about how to go about shedding the kilos.

“Naturally, I’m not going to be as strong as when I fought Barrett,” he said.

“But look what I did in the Commonwealth title,” he added in reference to his 12th round

stoppage of australian dominic Vaea last year.

There’ll still be power there, but he had to be realistic.

“It’s not going to be there like a heavyweight,” he said.

“But I’m still going to be the bigger, stronger guy on the night.”

While Cameron is realising his dream of a shot at a world title, the 39-year-old Green, who has a 32-5 record, is aiming to be a world champion for the fourth time.

at a press conference in auckland, the Cameron camp showed off the belts their man has won.

Manager Ken Reinsfield said the aim was to give a visual representation of the long road the Gisborne-born “Mountain Warrior” had travelled.

“There’s no such thing as overnight success,” reinsfield said.

“It’s been 10 years of hard grind and hard work.” - AAP

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SYdNeY coach John Longmire warns his side must improve on a last-start victory over Collingwood if they hope to be competitive against Hawthorn in Saturday’s aFL grand final.

The Swans impressed plenty in their preliminary final against the Magpies, winning by 26 points despite kicking an inaccurate 13.18.

It was in stark contrast to the Hawks’ five-point triumph over Adelaide last Saturday, in which the overwhelming favourites were made to sweat.

But Longmire said on Monday the onus was on the Swans to do all the

n Australia are looking to conquer cricket’s final frontier and win the only trophy in world cricket they haven’t yet captured - the Twenty20 World Cup. However, despite progressing undefeated through to the Super Eight phase of the tournament, Aussie coach Mickey Arthur says there is still a lot to do if our boys are to capture the short game title.

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QUade CooPer’S latest public outburst will make the playmaker’s working relationship with Wallabies coach robbie deans close to untenable, says former australia coach John Connolly.

The injured Cooper spoke out on Sunday about a “toxic environment” in the Wallabies camp, saying there were issues that needed to be addressed and a lot of people were afraid to speak up.

Cooper’s employer, the australian rugby Union (arU), declined

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ForMer Bulldogs great Hazem el Masri has paid tribute to coach des Hasler for bringing discipline and consistency to a Canterbury team he believes can reclaim the NrL premiership this weekend.

el Masri, who helped the Bulldogs to the 2004 premiership and remains the NrL’s highest ever scorer with 2418 points, said Hasler had brought the best out of a talented team.

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CoaCH Mickey arthur says australia’s bowlers must learn a lesson, believing they panicked in a sloppy World Twenty20 performance against West Indies.

Captain George Bailey’s team have moved undefeated into the Super eights stage where they face heavyweights India and South africa.

But arthur was unhappy about the way some australian bowlers strayed from the game plan and warned they must improve after copping stick from the Windies in their final group game.

australia were facing the task of making the fifth-highest successful run chase in T20 International history after the Chris Gayle-inspired Windies belted 8-191.

But rain intervened and they won by 17 runs on the duckworth/Lewis Method after scoring 1-100 from 9.1 overs.

offspinner Glenn Maxwell conceded 17 runs from his only over as Gayle blasted his way to 54 off 33 balls.

Pace bowlers Shane Watson (2-29) and Mitchell Starc (3-35) were australia’s leading wicket-takers but arthur didn’t spare Starc or fellow young speedster Pat Cummins (1-41 off four overs) in a damning critique of the team’s bowling efforts.

“I was really disappointed the way we executed with the ball,” said arthur.

“We were just a little bit sloppy and that annoyed me a little bit.”

arthur said he didn’t mind a bowler trying to bowl a particular type of yorker and narrowly missing the mark and getting hit for six.

“I’ve got problems when we’re hit both sides of the wicket and I know what plans I want to execute against Chris Gayle,” arthur said.

CONGRATS JOBE WATSON 2012 BROWNLOW MEDALLIST

Essendon skipper Jobe Watson (pictured above with girlfriend Ella Keddie) clinched the AFL’s 2012 Brownlow Medal after he polled 30 votes, four ahead of Hawthorn’s Sam Mitchell and Richmond’s Trent Cotchin. Watson is the first Bomber to win the medal since his coach James Hird won it back in 1996.

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