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The article discusses issues surrounding the sensational reports of British newspapers about the customs and temperament of people in Australia and New Zealand during Queen Elizabeth's goodwill tour in these countries. The warning by Australian minister in charge of the royal tour for the enthusiastic crowds not to throw small flags into the royal car and to show fair play was reported by British papers with inappropriate headlines. This prompted criticism from newspapers in Australia and New Zealand.

The article evaluates the design of a new Opera House in Australia by architect Jorn Utzon. Utzon's idea was wholly sculptural and poetic. The Opera House resembles a grand metaphor, its unfolding shells echoing the wallow of headsails on the water below, and its mat beige and glossy white tiles responding to every shade of light in the sky. In Utzon's sketch lies a direct relationship between the eminent exterior shells and the interior acoustic properties of the opera theater hall. Architect Peter Hall, an admirer of Utzon, finished the unsolved details of Utzon's glass walls and ceilings. Hall and his partners settled into a less than complete control over the building. Today, the Opera House marks a watershed in the country's cultural history and was even named as Sydney's Taj Mahal.

The article discusses the views of Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam about the role of Australia in Asia, its foreign policy, and foreign relations. He says that his country supports the proposal for a zone of peace and neutrality in Southeast Asia. He emphasizes that the Australian foreign policy will be based on an independent outlook in foreign affairs and will be directed toward a new regional community. He stresses that his country's mandate and duty to maintain the American alliance is equally clear.

The article reports on the increasing popularity of Australia as a new homely destination for the millions of Americans and Europeans in 1970s. According to the recent Gallup poll, 12 percent of the Americans, 40 percent of British, and 27 percent of West Germans would like to emigrate to Australia. It discusses several reasons for the growing emigration in Australia which include the abundance of job opportunities, equality of people, and undemanding lifestyle. It also mentions about the establishment of new suburbs, universities, and beach culture in Australia. It states about redefined eateries, architecture, and acceptable services. However, the Australian economy expects a steady annual growth rate of 3 percent, with full employment for 25 years.

The article focuses on the political and governmental leadership of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam in Australia. It reports on the victory attained by the Australian Labor Party, under the leadership of Prime Minister Whitlam, during the said election in December 1972. Meanwhile, the Australian Prime Minister has sent a message to U.S. President Richard M. Nixon depicting his strong opposition in the bombings happened in Vietnam in December 1972. Furthermore, the Prime Minister has also made diplomatic relations with other countries including North Vietnam, China, and East Germany.

The article reports on the rejection of a proposed national anthem in Australia. It reveals that among candidates of the distant past have been such forgettable as the Anthem on Queensland, the Cross and the Great White Star, Fling out the Flag and Ave Australia. It also notes that Advance Australia Fair was chosen as the anthem by a bare majority but in the end, Australians have returned to that reliable old import, God Save the Queen which is anti British in comparison with the obsequious lyrics of Advance Australia Fair.

The article focuses on the trip of South Vietnamese Premier Nguyen Cao Ky in Australia along with his wife Mai to show gratitude for the country's 4,500-man contribution to the Allied forces fighting in Vietnam. According to Prime Minister Harold Holt, that Ky's beautiful wife was the secret weapon who had added to the success of the tour. It also includes the message of Ky to the Australians wherein he also planned to carry the same message personally to the U.S.

The article focuses on the population explosion in the world. It informs that Thomas Malthus, the author of the essay on the Principle of population has predicted the severe consequences of the population explosion. According to the British novelist C.P. Snow, if the progression continues with this rate, millions of people are going to starve. The U.S. President Richard M. Nixon describes the population explosion as one of the most serious challenges to human destiny. It informs that India has a major population problem while Australia which has more than twice the land India has only one by forty of the population.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including one on the racial problem in Australia in the May 24, 1971 issue, one on the story on Egypt's President Anwar Sadat in the May 17, 1971 issue, and one on U.S. Governor Jimmy Carter in the May 31 issue.

The article discusses the healthier and less perplexed life of Australia as compared to the U.S. It mentions the good and satisfied quality of Australian schools and states Australia as a better place to raise daughters under less compulsion of permissiveness, drugs and pornography. On the other hand, it also reports on the lack of a viable political opposition, status of women, and deficiencies in education but presents a hope of improvised and changed Australia.