Variable star research is changing massively thanks to the impact of new instrumentation and communication, in the hands of amateurs as well as professionals. I review the developments in four areas: Miras and long period variables, Cepheids and related pulsating stars, eclipsing binaries, and cataclysmic variables all the way from dwarf novae to supernovae. I examine the likely impact of new surveys such as Bright Star Monitor South, report on the situation of southern hemisphere research and Variable Stars South; and make conclusions about the future of southern hemisphere amateur-based variable star research.
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