January 2026 Off Grid Zone

January 2026 Off Grid Zone

We kicked 2025 off with a bang as the federal government adds an additional $5 Billion to the home batteries program. This is massive news for all of those people who were worried about missing out. But as I predicted, the government can clearly see the benefits and...
TIS THE SEASON-ING

TIS THE SEASON-ING

Food has a funny way of both connecting and repelling us. Take coriander, for example: to some it’s fresh and citrusy, to others it tastes unmistakably like soap or a wet boot. Around a shared table, especially at Christmas or New Years, these differences are what...
WHEN SCIENCE GOES FULL CHIMERA

WHEN SCIENCE GOES FULL CHIMERA

MAD SCIENCE Science used to be… respectful—a careful search for truth, a slow uncovering of nature’s secrets. Now it’s morphed into a reckless carnival of glowing cats, pig-me people, Benjamin Button rodents, and DNA splicing across species because, well… who says...
COUPLA DAYS FRESH

COUPLA DAYS FRESH

Con The Fruiterer Wouldn’t Let You Walk Past These Lychee’s There was a golden moment in the 1980s when Australian comedy lived on free-to-air television and characters like Con The Fruiterer with phrases like “coupla days,” “bewdiful,” and “doesn’t madda”...