Today found that The Guardian online has monthly weblog recommendations.
This one Mzansi Afrika > is by a South African and mentions a conference in gated communities around the world. As we are now living in a boom-gated "domaine" with 24 hour security presence this could be interesting.

From an article in the SMH on weblogs I found this link (no Aussies living in France except a Lesbian woman and her lover)
Aussieblogs Webring