Australia
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Complex life
How Whitlam Place in Melbourne eschews the cookie-cutter design of most new apartment complexes springing up in the fast-growing city.
Defence
Canada’s pilot conundrum, Sweden takes subs seriously and the US loosens rules for foreign recruits.
Diplomacy
Australia’s ambassador to Poland and why Canada’s world-stage win isn’t helping at home.
Destinations
Three fresh faces in Melbourne, Austin and Paris that balance luxury with practicality.
Battle of the bulge
No menswear item is more divisive than a pair of speedos. And opinions on ‘banana hammocks’ are informed by national psyche. We reveal all.
Runway success
One Aussie family decided to build a new international airport. And now Toowoomba is going places.
Keeping it in the family
When Sandy Cavill’s parents asked him to renovate their Brisbane home he tackled the project with a respect for the past, the city and nature – and his mum and dad, of course.
Crowning glory
We get a tour of a box-fresh – and very welcome – new hotel opening in sunny Sydney.
Retail therapy
From covered arcades to century-old curtain shops, Osaka's shoppers favour face-to-face commerce over convenience — proof that Japan's second city still prizes conversation as much as consumption.
