Edits / Industry
Expo 51: Black gold
The mining boom in Western Australia has seen both the natural and economic landscapes transformed. New services fly thousands of workers in and out each week. So Monocle went to dig a little deeper.
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The Monocle Daily, episode 415
Why the US calls Cuba a state sponsor of terror, we ask whether a new mining law may give the world’s newest country a commodities boom, and go fighter-jet shopping with South Korea and Malaysia.
Affairs / Industry
Pipe dreams
In the far north of Canada the frontier lifestyle is still alive and kicking – and nowhere more so than in Yellowknife. First they struck gold, then diamonds, and now there’s gas. But today those frontier folk are just as…
Business / Industry
Monocolumn
Wednesday 16 February
It’s back to the 80s with massive state sell-off
After spending much of his first term taking a cautious approach, New Zealand prime minister John Key has finally raised a very unpopular idea indeed.
Affairs / Education
Oceania briefing
The French flock to Pacific colony New Caledonia and Asian students shun Australian universities.
Affairs / Society
Americas briefing
Monocle's view from Washington column discovers White House technology is far from trailblazing. Plus, a crack-down on cattle rustling in Brazil, eco wrangles in El Salvador, and urban chicken farming.
Affairs / Politics
Oceania Briefing
New Zealanders believe there's gold in them there mudflats, Australia has too much wine, Fiji's diplomatic relations with Wellington get resolved on the rugby pitch.
Business / Start-ups
Make your mark
Wasabi, beer, olive oil, iron ore and wool: certainly the worst possible ingredients for a cocktail but, it turns out, the perfect recipe for business success. Here we profile five companies that between them have made…
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.
Affairs / Emerging Markets
Yes we Khan
Mongolia is rich in raw materials and is thought to have huge oil reserves: resources that its neighbour China – with which it shares a rocky relationship – needs. The dust-bowl capital, Ulan Bator, is already flourishing…
Affairs / Politics
Asia Briefing
Protecting Yangon's architecture, tackling illegal mining in Goa, and understanding seismic activity in Taiwan.
Affairs / Government
Europe briefing
Violence in the Caucasus, the last stand of the world's one remaining communist government, and teaching the French to cook.
Affairs / Politics
Americas Briefing
We examine Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff's image makeover, report on Qatar's investment in the US property market and bring you the view from Bogotá.
Affairs / Education
Africa/Middle East Briefing
A pan-Middle Eastern science venture, a Lebanese brain drain and an oil boost from Namibia.
Business / Craft
Craft work
Hermès is one of the most recognised fashion houses in the world. But as a family-run business with a focus on craft, the current men in charge prefer to manage by looking inwards rather than chasing markets.
Affairs / Small Business
Business Briefing
The Japanese prerfecture that leads the world that leads there world in LED making, the American company that keeps judges well-robed, and the Berlin coffee geeks on a cappuccino high.
Edits / Aviation
Easy to bear
In the first of a new series looking at some of the world’s more niche (read quirky) airlines we take a trip with the plucky Bearskin Airlines.
Affairs / Transport
Oceania Briefing
Australia heads into a housing bubble, while in Christchurch the nightlife heads to the suburbs. Plus, we speak to the man in charge of rebuilding post-earthquake New Zealand.