- 348 results for australia
Resort
Palm Beach
Exclusive Palm Beach is 40km north from the heart of Sydney and removed from the bustle of city life. This most northern suburb feels more like a hidden seaside village than millionaires' row. Sensational homes creep down…
Business / Small Business
Sheer genius
Fine fleeces /Having faltered during the 1990s, the Australian Merino wool industry is seeing a resurgence on the back of a growing luxury market in China and it’s proving a welcome boost to Brand Australia along the way…
Affairs / Government
Monocolumn
Monday 11 July
Carbon tax a burning issue for Australia's wobbling government
The fight to introduce a carbon trading scheme in Australia has already brought down one prime minister. Now it threatens to engulf the tenure of another.
Culture / Media
News of the world
Broadcasting in 60 languages on the radio and with 27 foreign-language TV news programmes each week, SBS is a truly international news outlet – an unusual epithet in the world of Australian media.
Business / Aviation
Star board
Jetstar, a low-cost offshoot of Qantas, has launched not only itself but a new business model, offering acceptable levels of comfort at prices far below those of rival business classes. Now, the airline plans to expand its…
Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Monday 29 October
Australian immigration is less scary than we think
It’s that time of year when cities around the world become draped in fake cobwebs and pretend they’re American.
Affairs / Government
Monocolumn
Friday 2 July
Losing the religion
The accession of Australia’s 27th prime minister, Julia Gillard, has struck a blow for several demographics traditionally and unfairly repressed, derided and/or mocked: the female, the red-haired, the unmarried, the Welsh…
Edits / Fashion
Monocolumn
Thursday 18 October
The rise and fall of Julia Gillard
Falling over in public is one of life’s most awkward events.
Affairs / Society
Australia goes live
With a pivotal geographic location, a vibrant media culture uniting both Asian and European markets and a flourishing defence sector, Australia is in a prime position to become a new, fresh-faced regional power.
Culture / Food & Drink
Monocolumn
Wednesday 3 April
The life of pie
Nothing so dramatic as Bengal tigers on stranded boats here, just concern at what could herald the sad, quiet decline of an Australian institution: the meat pie.
Affairs / Entrepreneurialism
Monocolumn
Saturday 4 August
Brothel clientele can’t get enough satisfaction
It may be the world’s oldest profession, but that doesn’t mean it always has to act its age.
Affairs / Government
Talk about Kevin
Kevin Rudd, Australia’s former prime minister and now foreign minister, talks to Monocle about engagement with Asia, defence spending and whether he wants his old job back.
Affairs / Crime
Monocolumn
Sunday 30 January
Australia’s lawless underbelly surfaces
Crime, for better or worse, is in Australia’s DNA. The country’s famously laid-back residents view their origin as a British penal colony almost as a point of pride, and venerate celebrity toughs such as hitman Mark “Cho…
Affairs / Sport
Aussie ruler
It was almost 60 years ago that Ron Barassi first started playing as a top Aussie Rules football player. But he is still recognised and celebrated everywhere in his homeland, not just as a great sportsman, but also as the…
Edits / Food & Drink
My Last Meal: Self-sufficient
Matthew Evans was a successful chef and food critic before giving it all up to move to Hobart and run his own farm. For Evans, it’s all about eating and drinking local produce, which he points out to Monocle on a walk…
Business / Urbanism
Still evolving
As capital of the vast, sparse Australian Northern Territory, Darwin has been given plenty of room to emerge as a dynamic port town. This gateway to Asia is excited about its future – be it in property, pearls, or crocod…
Affairs / Diplomacy
Monocolumn
Saturday 6 February
Batting for Australia’s reputation
Australian politicians and diplomats are hoping that a shared love of cricket can be used to repair the country’s frayed relationship with India.
Business / Government
Monocolumn
Wednesday 12 December
Fair Australia, please advance
One of Monocle's Aussie staff members is pleased to be heading home for the holiday season but concerned that his native land hasn't been making much progress in his absence.
Edits / Recipes
The big Blue
A trio of surfer buddies are making waves dishing up fresh, tasty fare near Bronte beach. Meet the Three Blue Ducks.