Aussie rhyming slang Are you having a “Barry Crocker” of a day? Rhyming slang was born out of London’s east end in the 1800s, with the Cockneys no doubt taking the crown for their rhyming linguistic acrobatics. Our English roots meant it wasn’t long before rhyming slang made its way…
A good neighbour is a valuable asset, but backyard squabbles are on the rise. When you buy a new home, one of the greatest unknowns is over the fence. You can inspect the building, scope the drains, and survey the boundaries – but you never really know what you’re buying…
Did you know the world has a global doomsday seed vault? Plunging deep inside a mountain on a remote island in the Svalbard archipelago, halfway between Norway and the North Pole, lies a global insurance policy seed vault. Every type of the world’s crop seeds – the largest collection of…
We’ve had sober October, now try low-spender November. It may not seem like it, but the lead in to Christmas is the perfect time for a financial detox. Not only will it stop you losing control of festive spending, it’ll set you up to start the new year on the…
The key to making money is spotting a gap in the market. And there’s a large pet-shaped hole in Australia’s rental market. More than 60 per cent of Australian households have a pet these days, yet it’s reported only about 10 per cent of rental properties allow them. It’s become…
Zero Co Australia is on a mission to make a difference in our planet’s enormous plastic waste problem. Their intention is simple: to ‘unrubbish’ the world by stopping the production of new single-use plastic while also cleaning up the plastic that’s junking up our oceans.
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I don’t like tacos, said no Juan ever! These adorable taco baby booties let your little one fiesta until they siesta.
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A playwright, poet and actor, William Shakespeare is widely considered the greatest writer in the English language. And unknowingly, many of us quote him daily, with our modern vernacular riddled with lines from the Bard’s plays. Following are a few, how many do you use?