👤 Wayne Flower

25 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
25
2026-09-15 – 2026-10-29
Claims per article
44
1,108 extracted in total
Hedged claims
12%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
6,231
characters
Writes for Daily Mail.
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Crime & Law
84%
Health
8%
Environment
4%
Politics
4%
Most-tagged topics
MelbourneDaily MailVictoriaVictoria PoliceSupreme Court of VictoriaVictorianthe Melbourne Magistrates' CourtABC

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2 scored articles; a leaning average needs at least 8 before it says more about the writer than about which stories they happened to be assigned. Their outlet averages +0.01 (centre).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-20 · Daily Mail · Politics
The lonely life of man accused of mowing down MP Helen Haines - and how he drank his days away in a crumbling snakes' den of liquor bottles and rubbish
15 outlets covered this event
2026-10-29 · Daily Mail · Crime & Law
Erin Patterson is locked up for life: Mushroom monster loses appeal and will die in jail as judges increase her sentence
14 outlets covered this event
2026-10-16 · Daily Mail · Crime & Law
Media tycoon Antony Catalano comes out fighting as he denies swinging an iron at his wife's head before trying to strangle her: 'It didn't happen'
3 outlets covered this event
2026-10-13 · Daily Mail · Crime & Law
Jayda, 21, begged for cops to protect her - but no-one came. Now she's been found beaten to death...and a man has turned himself in to police: 'We knew this was going to happen'
3 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-10-22 · Daily Mail · Crime & Law
Jetstar pilot Greg Lynn's life of terror in jail - as he's attacked with faeces and 'bodily fluids' by other inmates: 'I am the victim'
2 outlets covered this event
2026-10-07 · Daily Mail · Crime & Law
Melbourne tram attack accused sparks vile outburst in court - after he allegedly stabbed a random woman in the neck with a fork
2 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-09-15 · Daily Mail
Ultra Tune tycoon in bitter legal fight with his bikini model ex over secret tapes at the centre of an alleged $16million blackmail plot
🔮 In a decision this month, Justice Jim Delany ruled there was simply no live issue on the pleadings about the existence or contents of the secret recordings that would justify ordering them up. assertive
2026-09-20 · Daily Mail
'My mum's Airbnb guest fell in love with her, then killed her': Grief-stricken son takes WAYNE FLOWER inside house of horror where spurned guest turned on 'kind, caring' mother
🔮 The property, known as The Stone House, sits about an hour north of Melbourne, up in a valley on Mount William near the tiny town of Goldie. assertive
2026-09-21 · Daily Mail
New jumping castle rules could be introduced across Australia after freak 'mini tornado' hurled inflatable 16 metres into the air, killing six children
🔮 The Coroner's Court of Tasmania heard the inquest will examine whether rules governing inflatable amusement devices, including how they are anchored and operated in windy conditions, need to be tightened to prevent similar tragedies from happening again. assertive
2026-09-22 · Daily Mail
Ice cream killer's vile weasel words to his victim's mum after he mowed down Ethan, 14 - and then helped hack the teen to death
🔮 The killer, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty in May to a charge of murder, with another sentenced last year to a maximum of 17 years in jail. assertive
2026-09-28 · Daily Mail
Geelong football coach's 'exceedingly private' texts before Bali death plunge at centre of girlfriend's court battle: Now police hit back
🔮 While police have already handed over 558 pages of SMS messages between Kozarov and Vidovic, the court heard she now wants texts and other communications between him and other people expected to be witnesses in the criminal case. assertive
2026-09-30 · Daily Mail
How gutwrenching tragedy has stalked family - after teens allegedly stab 'hero' dad in the street, just five years after mum, 38, died suddenly
🔮 - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source It was the first Christmas after Victoria's punishing Covid lockdowns and Colin Sheean thought life couldn't get any worse for his young family. His wife Natalie had suffered a cardiac arrest a month earlier, aged just 38, and had been on life support ever since. assertive
2026-10-01 · Daily Mail
Bombshell in the mystery sudden death of eight-month-old baby girl Mia - as shattered foster parents reveal she was returned to her biological mum and dad just days earlier: 'Our daughter is gone'
🔮 'You'd walk into a room, she'd look at you and her face would just light up.' assertive
2026-10-05 · Daily Mail
The shocking secrets the jury never heard about the dark past of driver who walked free after teen's burnout death
🔮 According to the prosecution, Dridan was babysitting the boy in May 2025, who was about three years old, when he bound the child's wrists behind his back and tied his ankles together using zip ties. assertive
2026-10-06 · Daily Mail
Mystery men hijack court video to spray foul-mouthed attack on the mother of accused crime reporter Ryan Naumenko as hearing descends into chaos
🔮 The former Four Corners reporter was sacked by the national broadcaster in May after launching an unauthorised podcast in late 2025 with Naumenko. assertive
2026-10-06 · Daily Mail
Dan Andrews is blamed for 'Bike Boy' crash victim's life of crime - as carjacker says he turned to meth after he was hit by the former Premier's SUV
🔮 'If I had a happy life, I wouldn't have an episode or bottled up sadness or anger,' he told detectives after being nabbed for the burglary. assertive
2026-10-07 · Daily Mail
Melbourne tram attack accused sparks vile outburst in court - after he allegedly stabbed a random woman in the neck with a fork
🔮 She also requested he be moved promptly to the Melbourne Assessment Prison where he might receive better medical care. assertive
2026-10-12 · Daily Mail
Cattle trader's son set to plead guilty to vile wombat carnage after backroom plea deal: 'Senseless and deliberate'
🔮 A youth accused of heartlessly massacring wombats in his ute has indicated he will plead guilty to several charges after securing a deal with prosecutors. assertive
2026-10-13 · Daily Mail
Jayda, 21, begged for cops to protect her - but no-one came. Now she's been found beaten to death...and a man has turned himself in to police: 'We knew this was going to happen'
🔮 A Victoria Police said it would not comment on the ongoing investigation. assertive
2026-10-13 · Daily Mail
Surgeon who threatened to 'p*** in the mouth' of a colleague during an operation is banned - after he then unleashed with vile outbursts on social media: 'What the f*** are you doing?'
🔮 And in a further ruling on Monday, the tribunal found Dr Proper had shown 'a persistent lack of insight' and was 'focused on externalising blame', noting his only suggestion for controlling his own behaviour was that he might 'chew gum'. assertive
2026-10-16 · Daily Mail
Media tycoon Antony Catalano comes out fighting as he denies swinging an iron at his wife's head before trying to strangle her: 'It didn't happen'
🔮 Mr Dann said that CCTV may never be admissible should the matter proceed to trial. ' assertive
2026-10-16 · Daily Mail
Inside Sam Wood's secret legal wars before DV charges: Court documents reveal bitter battles with ex-business partners - and how the Keep It Cleaner girls turned on him​‌
🔮 Wood would own 60 per cent, Loup 40 per cent. assertive
2026-10-19 · Daily Mail
Dad died after boozed-up brawl with his son - but now his family is suing police, Triple Zero and paramedics: 'Deep drunken sleep'
🔮 Counsel assisting the coroner, Rachel Ellyard, told the inquest that upon arrival police requested paramedics attend, but they were told there would be delays because of 'workload pressures'. mixed
2026-10-19 · Daily Mail
Victoria Police hit by horror lawsuit naming senior officers: Sergeant claims 'worst job in the force' as an attack-dog decoy left him permanently broken
🔮 It is a job description few would apply for: the person police dogs learn to attack. mixed
2026-10-20 · Daily Mail
The lonely life of man accused of mowing down MP Helen Haines - and how he drank his days away in a crumbling snakes' den of liquor bottles and rubbish
🔮 The immaculate white building wouldn't appear out of place in the exclusive leafy inner-Melbourne suburb of Toorak, a world away from the quiet, remote hamlet where it sits. assertive
2026-10-22 · Daily Mail
Jetstar pilot Greg Lynn's life of terror in jail - as he's attacked with faeces and 'bodily fluids' by other inmates: 'I am the victim'
🔮 Lynn said he asked staff why he had been put in the unit and whether he could go into the mainstream prison population. assertive
2026-10-25 · Daily Mail
Cover-up fears over murder of young Aussie killed in Mozambique - as her father turns on government watchdog after his devastating dossier into her death was dismissed by the AFP: 'Not a complaint'
🔮 Mr Warren wrote to the AFP Commissioner on May 27, 2024, after State Coroner John Cain said concerns about AFP conduct 'may be a matter that you deal with directly with the AFP by way of complaint'. mixed
2026-10-27 · Daily Mail
The MAFS rings came from a glittering Sydney shop. A judge has now exposed how the jeweller hid the huge windfall from his business partner
🔮 David Momoh may have walked away from Married At First Sight without a wife, but he tried to cash in on the trappings of marriage. assertive
2026-10-28 · Daily Mail
Horrific CCTV showing the last moments of Melbourne teenager before he was allegedly hacked to death by youths with machetes is shown to jury
🔮 Mr Sein was pursued into the driveway of a neighbouring house where he could be heard pleading to be left alone. assertive
2026-10-29 · Daily Mail
Erin Patterson is locked up for life: Mushroom monster loses appeal and will die in jail as judges increase her sentence
🔮 Erin Patterson will die behind bars alone after her desperate attempt to appeal her conviction failed and her non-parole period was overturned. assertive
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