Culture
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Bucking the trend
Expats, politics and culture: our essays illustrate the nature of the country they concern. Read on to find out what makes Australia a harmonious land of contradictions.
Australian DJs: Double J
Australia’s wireless provides a crucial platform for overlooked stories and offbeat music, uniting a country plagued by the tyranny of distance. Monocle meets four of the country’s most singular radio voices.
Bearer of good news: The West Australian
In a fragmented media landscape, ‘The West Australian’ straddles multiple platforms, providing an authoritative voice on regional issues. We investigate how it’s succeeding where so many are failing.
Australian DJs: Triple R
Australia’s independent radio stations provide a crucial platform for overlooked stories and offbeat music. Monocle dials into four of the country’s most singular radio voices to meet the people behind the microphone.
Australian DJs: Radio National
Australia’s radio provides a crucial platform for unique stories and music, uniting a country plagued by the tyranny of distance. Monocle dials into four of the country’s most singular voices behind the microphone.
Image nation
Australia has a strong national character, from its ruggedness to the outback’s enigma. Monocle examines the symbolic shorthands used to sell Brand Australia, from kangaroos and koalas to indigenous art.
Observation
As Monocle marks 10 years, editor in chief Tyler Brûlé looks back at his formative years in Australia, a country he greatly admires and is keen to see realise its potential.
Nancy Pilcher
The former ‘Vogue Australia’ editor on why her fondness for food isn’t a passing fad.
Mucho gusto: Instituto Cervantes
Spain is doing an eloquent job of selling itself around the world by using its language to introduce people to its customs. We meet the Madrid and Tokyo branches of the Instituto Cervantes.
