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A bloke checking his phone between work tasks, the always-on routine a smartphone detox is trying to break.

A flip-phone month sounds great until real life starts calling

Smartphone detox sounds good until school apps, maps, work chats and bank logins pile up. The calmer answer is usually friction, not exile.

Tom Walsh· 7 min read

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Gear

LG monitor adware warning: reason to buy a dumber screen?

Bowsers at an Australian petrol station.

Life

Fuel prices Australia: how Hormuz attacks could hit servos

A worried patient speaks with a healthcare professional in a medical office.

Life

Bowel cancer warning signs under 40: what not to shrug off

BBQ

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Raw lamb chops on a tray, illustrating export demand and local barbecue prices

Australian lamb prices: US protein boom lifts demand

Australian lamb prices could stay firm as US buyers chase high-protein cuts, lifting export demand and squeezing local bargains.

Weber Baby Q Premium Q1200N on a balcony or compact outdoor setup

Weber Baby Q Premium Q1200N review: $399 workhorse

Low and slow smoked brisket on a kettle barbecue in an Aussie winter

Low and Slow in an Aussie Winter: Smoking a Brisket on a Kettle

Steaks cooking over a flame-heavy backyard barbecue, illustrating the charcoal-versus-gas buying debate.

Charcoal vs gas BBQs: the right buy for your backyard

Rib eye steak picking up its final sear over a hot grill

Reverse Sear on the Kettle: Steak Like a Steakhouse

The Shed

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Liberty Bell Bay smelter site in northern Tasmania

Liberty Bell Bay smelter closure: 217 jobs lost in Tasmania

Liberty Bell Bay smelter closure has wiped 217 jobs in northern Tasmania, leaving Bell Bay and George Town bracing for a brutal regional hit.

Cash register readout and hand tools on a bench, matching the trade-business and admin-pressure angle of the story

Small business financial pressure: 64% of owners feel squeezed

Tax forms, calculator and laptop laid out for end-of-year payroll clean-up

Why payday super makes July brutal for small tradie outfits

Mount Isa mine landscape connected to the miners memorial story

The memorial Mount Isa still owes its dead miners

Camping & 4WD

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Campervan and tent above the Dampier Peninsula coastline in Western Australia

Dampier Peninsula dry-season trips still hit cyclone repairs

Forest campsite with tent, folding chairs and a cleared fire pit

El Niño 2026: hotter, drier spring raises camping fire risk

a snake caught in a bike's chain and gear sprockets.

Eastern brown snake in bike chain: rail-trail warning

Close-up of a red ant on dry grass, matching the ground-level fire ant risk now affecting outdoor spaces in south-east Queensland.

Gold Coast fire ants: 30,000 nests destroyed, risk lingers

Black SUV parked beside a river campsite, matching the loaded-wagon camping angle of the Subaru axle-label recall story.

Subaru recall 2026: wrong axle labels hit 541,237 SUVs

Fallow deer buck standing in open grassland

WA feral deer cull fight: helicopters v hunters

Ocean

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Walkers heading towards North Head Island lighthouse at low tide

Bowen lighthouse walk: five-day low tide window, real risks

Bowen lighthouse walk visitors have a five-day low tide window to reach North Head, but timing, 0.2m tides and common sense still matter.

Outboard motors lined up in a workshop for winter servicing

Winter outboard service checklist: 11 jobs that save spring

Close-up of fresh, uncooked red snapper fish ready for preparation.

Victoria snapper comp 2026: Lord of the Snapper draws anglers south as SA ban bites

Winter wetsuit surfer in Australian cold-water conditions

Winter wetsuits Australia: thickness, fit and warmth

Footy

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Erina Rugby League Club conflict probe ends in one-year ban

Erina Rugby League Club conflict probe found more than $450,000 in work went to the president's own companies before a one-year ban.

Coach instructing players during rugby training, used to illustrate Queensland's looming State of Origin coaching decision

Billy Slater Maroons future: Queensland's next call

A medic attends to an injured player on a football field during a community match.

Country footy concussion scare puts bush clubs on edge

A packed crowd at a football stadium under lights, reflecting the pressure on Gold Coast to keep a finals-calibre list together.

AFL trade squeeze: why Gold Coast and GWS matter now

Players contesting a rugby match in a packed stadium, the spectacle Australia is using as a soft-power tool across the Pacific.

PNG Chiefs funding: the NRL club with a China clause

Gear

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LG monitor adware warning: reason to buy a dumber screen?

LG monitor adware warning has turned a screen-buying call into a trust test, with TV voice-capture terms adding more setup grief.

Over-ear headphones hanging on a handrail.

Skullcandy Crusher 1080 ANC gets Bose ANC, but who is it for?

Luxury Rolex watch displayed in a cabinet, matching the story about Australia's high-end auction market

Rolex Rainbow Daytona auction tests Australia's watch market

Omega x Swatch Mission to the Moon 1969 watch hero image

Omega x Swatch MoonSwatch 1969: still fun or just fussy?

Drinks

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A man smiles at the camera in a cooperage with barrels and a fire behind him.

Australian whisky cooper shortage squeezes distillers

Bottle and glass of amber craft beer on a brewery table

BrewDog buyback: can James Watt win drinkers back?

Rows of sealed spirits lined up on a back-bar shelf

Methanol drink test could scan sealed bottles fast

Boag's brewery buyout puts Tasmania beer landmark in play

Pinot noir grapes hanging on the vine, the sort of fruit that made Central Otago pinot a serious pursuit rather than a merch line.

Sam Neill's Two Paddocks was not a vanity vineyard

Archie Rose Triple Smoked whisky bottle promo image

Archie Rose Triple Smoked whisky lands at $139.99

Life

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A flip-phone month sounds great until real life starts calling

Smartphone detox sounds good until school apps, maps, work chats and bank logins pile up. The calmer answer is usually friction, not exile.

Fuel prices Australia: how Hormuz attacks could hit servos

Close-up of a telecom tower with antennas and clear blue sky background.

Telstra outage cause: missed update hit reliability

For-rent sign reflected over city buildings at sunset.

Sydney rent drops 2026: real relief or just noise?

Traveller outside a Laos travel agency on a street lined with backpacker businesses

Laos methanol charges: the travel drinks warning for Aussies

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A flip-phone month sounds great until real life starts calling

LG monitor adware warning: reason to buy a dumber screen?

Fuel prices Australia: how Hormuz attacks could hit servos

Bowel cancer warning signs under 40: what not to shrug off

BBQ

Australian lamb prices: US protein boom lifts demand

Weber Baby Q Premium Q1200N review: $399 workhorse

Low and Slow in an Aussie Winter: Smoking a Brisket on a Kettle

Charcoal vs gas BBQs: the right buy for your backyard

Reverse Sear on the Kettle: Steak Like a Steakhouse

The Shed

Liberty Bell Bay smelter closure: 217 jobs lost in Tasmania

Small business financial pressure: 64% of owners feel squeezed

Why payday super makes July brutal for small tradie outfits

The memorial Mount Isa still owes its dead miners

Camping & 4WD

Dampier Peninsula dry-season trips still hit cyclone repairs

El Niño 2026: hotter, drier spring raises camping fire risk

Eastern brown snake in bike chain: rail-trail warning

Gold Coast fire ants: 30,000 nests destroyed, risk lingers

Subaru recall 2026: wrong axle labels hit 541,237 SUVs

WA feral deer cull fight: helicopters v hunters

Ocean

Bowen lighthouse walk: five-day low tide window, real risks

Winter outboard service checklist: 11 jobs that save spring

Victoria snapper comp 2026: Lord of the Snapper draws anglers south as SA ban bites

Winter wetsuits Australia: thickness, fit and warmth

Footy

Erina Rugby League Club conflict probe ends in one-year ban

Billy Slater Maroons future: Queensland's next call

Country footy concussion scare puts bush clubs on edge

AFL trade squeeze: why Gold Coast and GWS matter now

PNG Chiefs funding: the NRL club with a China clause

Gear

LG monitor adware warning: reason to buy a dumber screen?

Skullcandy Crusher 1080 ANC gets Bose ANC, but who is it for?

Rolex Rainbow Daytona auction tests Australia's watch market

Omega x Swatch MoonSwatch 1969: still fun or just fussy?

Drinks

Australian whisky cooper shortage squeezes distillers

BrewDog buyback: can James Watt win drinkers back?

Methanol drink test could scan sealed bottles fast

Boag's brewery buyout puts Tasmania beer landmark in play

Sam Neill's Two Paddocks was not a vanity vineyard

Archie Rose Triple Smoked whisky lands at $139.99

Life

A flip-phone month sounds great until real life starts calling

Fuel prices Australia: how Hormuz attacks could hit servos

Telstra outage cause: missed update hit reliability

Sydney rent drops 2026: real relief or just noise?

Laos methanol charges: the travel drinks warning for Aussies

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A flip-phone month sounds great until real life starts calling

LG monitor adware warning: reason to buy a dumber screen?

Fuel prices Australia: how Hormuz attacks could hit servos

Bowel cancer warning signs under 40: what not to shrug off

Liberty Bell Bay smelter closure: 217 jobs lost in Tasmania

Sydney rent drops 2026: real relief or just noise?

Sydney Airport fast-track pass: when the $20 fee makes sense

Telstra outage cause: missed update hit reliability

Laos methanol charges: the travel drinks warning for Aussies

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