Imagine it’s a sweltering Tuesday afternoon in January 2026. The Aussie summer is in full swing, every air conditioner in the street is humming, and—snap—the grid gives up. The street goes quiet, the lights flicker out, and your neighbor’s ice cream starts its slow, tragic transition into a puddle. But over at your place? The […]

As we roll into 2026, the Australian dream has shifted. It’s no longer just about the quarter-acre block and a Hills Hoist; it’s about a roof covered in glass and a car that runs on nothing but pure, unadulterated Aussie sunshine. If you’ve been watching the price of petrol creep up while your solar feed-in […]

There’s a specific kind of magic—and a fair bit of “bloody oath” bravado—involved in driving across the Nullarbor Plain. It’s the ultimate Australian rite of passage: 1,600 kilometres of red dust, saltbush, and horizons that seem to stretch into next week. For decades, this journey was the exclusive domain of diesel-chugging 4WDs and “LandCruiser legends.” […]

In the “old days”—you know, like five years ago—buying a used car in Australia was all about checking the logbook, kicking the tyres, and making sure the oil wasn’t the consistency of Vegemite. But as we roll into January 2026, the “High-Stakes” game of the second-hand market has a new MVP: the battery. If you’re […]