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Winter

Tips, advice and product reviews to keep you and your home warm and healthy this winter.

Heating

Firewood stacked against wall.

Buying firewood: what to consider

20jun dont buy this heater hero

Don't buy this Kmart electric heater

Different types of electric heaters and a heat pump.

Heaters & heat pumps

Product test
living room interior

Curtains and blinds: which types are best?

Power lines.

Power company satisfaction survey 2021

Survey
Modern cast iron woodburner.

Woodburners & pellet burners

Product test
Heatermate remote thermostat paired with a heater.

How a wireless thermostat can transform your heater

20jun heating science hero

Heating science: How physics can save you money this winter

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Plug-in heater features: what’s hot and what’s not?

Ceiling fan in use at home.

Use your ceiling fan for cheaper heating

Young girl calling power company about power bill.

5 tips for wrangling your power bill

Photograph of a dehumidifier.

Dehumidifiers

Product test
Shower heading blasting hot water.

5 tips for saving money on your hot water

Group of young flatmates moving in.

A renter's guide to a warmer home

Health and lifestyle

Man wearing blue fitness tracker.

Smartwatches & fitness trackers

Test
Person using air purifier with dog at home.

Air purifiers

Product test
Holding thermometer over baby.

Baby thermometers

Test
Pills, tablets and capsules of various shapes and colours.

Supplements and what the labels don’t tell you

Health
Person using a health app on a smartphone.

Health apps reviewed

Selecting a streaming service on TV with remote.

Video streaming services compared

Review

Kitchen and laundry

The best way to dry laundry in winter

The best way to dry laundry in winter

Veggies and stew on kitchen counter.

Slow cookers and multi-cookers

Test
Loaf of bread on wooden board.

Breadmakers

Test
Espresso machine making two coffees.

Espresso coffee machines

Test
Couple putting vegetables into a blender.

Blenders & processors

Topic
20jun kmart frying pan hero

The $17 Kmart frying pan that topped our test

Clear kettle half full of water.

Jugs and kettles

Test
Clothes dryers in laundry room.

Clothes dryers

Test
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