Privacy doesn’t need to come from hard fences alone. A winding garden path, beautifully framed by meticulously trimmed hedges and lush greenery, creates a serene and inviting landscape. In Australian gardens, living screens can cool spaces while softening harsh boundaries. Plants like lilly pilly , westringia , and murraya  cope well with summer heat when established properly. Plants like Lilly Pilly (picture from Bunnings), Westringia , and Murraya  are popular choices for A

There’s a quiet burden many of us carry without even realising it. Some of us grow up believing it’s our job to keep the peace, smooth the edges, and make sure everyone around us is feeling okay.

Be Curious - Learn Tolerance Religion has shaped human culture for as long as we have pondered the deepest questions: Why are we here? What is good? What gives life meaning? Across time and place, belief systems have offered comfort, moral guidance, and a sense of belonging. Yet, they have also been drawn into conflict, especially in times of division, such as our own. Philosophy has long wrestled with this tension. It seeks not to dismiss religion but to understand the huma

You know the feeling. You find a blog post with a great  opening—interesting, thoughtful, maybe even a little profound—and just as you settle in… bam . An ad slides in. Dynamic layers of pop-up advertisements highlight a 10% discount offer. A pop-up blocks the paragraph you were halfway through. Another box politely (but insistently) asks for your email. Then a “Read more — but only if you subscribe or donate.” Don’t get me wrong. I fully respect the dream. Writing full-time

Every December, something curious happens. Festive candle displays add warmth and light to holiday celebrations. People who don’t believe in angels, miracles, or divine births still find themselves putting up lights, gathering food, and pausing... just a little. We say we’re “not religious,” yet we celebrate anyway. And maybe that’s not a contradiction at all. Maybe it’s a clue. Christmas, stripped of theology, is still deeply philosophical. It is a ritual of marking time. De

Because good food and great company don’t need to cost a fortune. Festive Christmas lunch in Australia with a delicious pavlova centrepiece. Christmas in Australia has its own special charm: warm days, buzzing cicadas, the smell of sunscreen, and a table full of shared plates that tell the story of who we are. The beauty of a “bring a plate” Christmas is that everyone contributes something simple and heartfelt—no pressure, no extravagance, just togetherness. To help make the