Thursday 19 August
When the UK got its first female prime minister she was in power for 11 years; now that Australia has followed suit with Julia Gillard 21 years later, her reign may only last a meagre two months.
Thursday 18 October
Falling over in public is one of life’s most awkward events.
Monday 11 July
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.
Wednesday 12 December
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.
Australian PM Julia Gillard finds fashion and New Zealand discovers its very own species of white shark.
The view from the Aussie campaign trail, plus political strife in the world's smallest republic.
The latest on Julia Gillard’s trip to India, why Flemish separatists are in the news, and business stories from Talouselämä in Finland.
A look at Julia Gillard’s Australian election chances, we speak with finance expert Laurence Cockcroft, and learn how Brazil became a global player.
Friday 2 July
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…
A look at Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard and Australia’s political landscape. Plus, we get the business news from Toronto and learn about crowd-sourced film funding.
We break down what's been a difficult week in Australian politics for Julia Gillard, reflect on the prospects of the Cypriot people after the European Central Bank’s ultimatum, and assess how happy Singapore is as a nation…
In the world of politics, September is the start of a new term in many countries, so we’ve compiled our report cards for 15 leaders. Who has gone to the top of the class and who should be doing extra homework? We give marks…
Monday 29 October
It’s that time of year when cities around the world become draped in fake cobwebs and pretend they’re American.
Monday 31 October
It is easy to deride the Commonwealth as an irrelevance and an anachronism, which is doubtless why so many do.
Australia's straight-talking foreign minister, election watch in Vanuatu, and the soft power of Kiwi sport.
The challenges facing Papua New Guinea's new prime minister, solving a housing shortage in Darwin, and why Kiwi students are being spared Shakespeare.
The king of Tonga is our dapper Style Leader, Australia is a wise old goat, and New Zealand strips its prisoners of the right to vote and smoke.
Australia scales down its military, French Polynesia has a big day ahead, and New Zealanders jump ship.
Issues high on the agenda in Australia, including defence and security, plus the big elections coming up and contenders to watch.
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.
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