tasmania
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Business
Mobile banking in Burma, polishing diamonds in Botswana and raising a glass to the whisky industry in Tasmania
World apart
A quiet force on the design scene, Tasmania's makers are gaining global recognition. We visit five studios blazing a trail for the island’s crafts, buoyed by government backing and a flourishing local culture.
Matthew Evans
Successful chef and food critic Matthew Evans gave it all up to move to Hobart and run a farm. For Evans, it’s all about eating and drinking local produce, as he shows Monocle.
Monocle travel guide
Avant-garde dining in an Athens art gallery, designer apartments in the Bavarian mountains, whale-sighting off the unspoilt Tasmanian coast – explorations to savour in this month’s Monocle travel round-up.
Tasmanian angel
Hobart, Tasmania, is the nearest inhabited landmass to Antarctica, drawing scientists to the frontline of environmental research. Adventurous tourists and food pioneers are also transforming the island’s once bleak fortunes.
