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When it comes to quality of life, three Aussie cities are better than one
What we want out of a city changes as we age. Sydney, Melbourne and Perth show that quality of life means being in the right place at the right time.
All you can eat
Melbourne clinks glasses at its latest cocktail bar, Toronto continues to charm and Berlin positively sizzles. The menu in the world of food this month.
Monocle’s Quality of Life survey 2023: The world’s most liveable cities
This year’s survey of the best places to enjoy all that life offers finds a world grappling with new urban challenges.
Local heroes
Independent shops from Hong Kong to Madrid prove that knowing customers by name and fostering genuine community connections remains the foundation of thriving neighbourhood businesses.
Reclaiming history
Theaster Gates opens a vinyl shop, Zürich’s slow-news magazine and Australia’s largest arts and culture precinct.
Business
Converting cars into electric vehicles, Japan’s quality-assurance badge and small German farms.
Paper money: How stationery shops are turning a return to writing into retail growth
In an increasingly digital age, what does the future hold for paper and ink products? Four dynamic bricks-and-mortar stationers share the successful principles that are helping to revitalise a growing €20bn global sector.
Remote chance
Amid the harsh landscape near Australia’s Bass Strait, a farmhouse offers intimacy and true escape.
Right on cue
Behind the camera trained on TV presenter Charlie Pickering stands a multi-talented team who ensure that ‘The Weekly’, Australia’s lively news round-up, is well researched, informative and, most of all, funny.
Tread lightly
For these discerning Australians, a new place to call home means eschewing outdated ideals and focusing on a more sustainable way of living, as pioneered by one trailblazing Antipodean architect.
