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Topical explainers, practical analysis and informed opinion covering the technology Australians use and the things Compare helps them choose.
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Independent editorial
A floor robot can leave the pool looking clean at 8am and covered in gum leaves by lunch. A dedicated solar skimmer attacks that separate problem—but it also means another battery, basket and app. Here is when the second robot earns its place.
Independent editorial
The new discount finally gives apartment buildings a battery pathway, but it is not an individual rebate that a resident can simply claim. The owners corporation, outdoor space, metering design and installer all have to line up first.
Independent editorial
All three new Sora pool robots advertise the same 6,800 GPH suction and up to five hours of floor cleaning. The real reason to spend more is not raw power. It is shallow-ledge coverage, easier retrieval and, on the Sora 70, the ability to chase leaves across the surface.
Independent editorial
Maytronics has brought its new EON 100 and EON 120d to Australia just as pool-cleaning season starts. They promise to clean steps and shallow ledges without a cable, but the more expensive model costs $2,299 and independent testing found a few catches.
Independent editorial
The power required by Australia’s data-centre boom could grow almost sevenfold in a decade. The operators will pay enormous electricity bills, but that does not automatically protect ordinary customers from every network and wholesale cost they create.
Independent editorial
Europe has turned a couple of solar panels and a wall plug into a small household power station. It sounds perfect for Australian renters, but buying one online does not make it legal or safe to connect here.
Independent editorial
Some regional households are paying for Starlink because mobile reception no longer feels dependable. It can be a brilliant fix for home internet, but it does not magically restore mobile coverage across a farm or guarantee a way to call Triple Zero.
Independent editorial
Smart glasses can translate conversations, surface notifications and capture genuinely useful hands-free footage. They can also record a stranger before that person even realises a camera is present. Australia's regulators now want manufacturers to solve that problem in the design.
Independent editorial
At $56,990 drive-away while stocks last, Peugeot's electric E-Expert is no longer separated from its diesel sibling by nearly $30,000. I ran the numbers across three hard-working schedules—and the answer changes sharply once range, charging location and kilometres are added.
Independent editorial
From 1 July 2026, FTTC customers no longer need to order a high-speed plan to trigger a full-fibre upgrade. You may be able to replace the final copper connection while staying on the speed and price tier that already suits your household—but eligibility, provider support and installation still matter.
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