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How do I know if a heat pump is right for my home? 7 questions to ask yourself or a professional

7 questions to ask yourself or a professional

Ideal Home · Mar 16

Lüften Is a German Practice That Will Keep Your Home Feeling Fresh in the Autumn — Here’s What It Entails and Why You Should Try It

Reviving your indoor atmosphere is incomplete without airing out your home, and this simple tip will come in handy as the seasons cool

Livingetc · Oct 19, 2025

Eliza Batman, the Irish convict reinvented as 'Melbourne's founding mother', was both colonised and coloniser on two violent frontiers

On June 8 1835, 188 years ago today, pastoralist John Batman crossed the Bass Strait and arrived on the shores of Naarm (now Melbourne city), on Kulin lands. His Irish-born convict wife, Eliza Batman, and their seven daughters arrived at Port Phillip the following year.

The Conversation · Jun 7, 2023