Australia
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7. Sydney
The city has some environmental issues and an antiquated transport system. But then there’s the beach…
Cool Operator
A decade ago, Australian Shane Williams invented a cooling vest for football players. Today, his invention helps commandos in Iraq, burn victims, heart patients and even thoroughbred horses.
Accidental empire
The Pacific islands are a new diplomatic battleground for China, the US and Taiwan. But it is Australia running police forces and propping up governments, raising the question: is it running an accidental empire?
Shelf slackers
Melbourne's Greville Street Bookstore trades practicality for provocation, stocking design tomes and countercultural classics. Owner Jurate Sasnaitis explains why useless, beautiful books—and $100 price tags—keep customers coming back.
