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2026-09-06 · Daily Mail

Neighbour blocks executive and his wife's driveway - the only way into their home - and repeatedly ignores their pleas. Then they went to court

🔮 Her lawyers told the court that when they visited the site in May 2025, the Garcias demanded they leave the right of way. assertive

2026-09-15 · Daily Mail

Two boys accused of bashing giant crocodile with metal pole after zoo break-in

🔮 - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Two teenage boys will front Perth Children's Court on Tuesday accused of breaking into Perth Zoo and bashing a crocodile with a metal pole. The alleged attack occurred on Sunday, according to Perth Zoo, which said the crocodile sustained minor injuries and was being closely monitored by veterinary staff. assertive

2026-09-15 · Daily Mail

The Aussie suburbs where house prices are plunging and being sold at a loss - and hotspots that are defying the downturn

🔮 With home values falling across more markets, that buffer will become increasingly important in determining resale outcomes.' Mr Burg said buyers were facing mounting financial pressures from multiple fronts and warned further declines in home values could lead to more sellers being forced to take a loss. assertive

2026-09-17 · Daily Mail

Revealed: Shower row behind mystery 'incident' at women's-only swimming event that went viral around the world and ended in cops being called

🔮 As speculation ran rife, Brimbank Mayor Virginia Tachos issued a further statement later that day to address 'incorrect information' circulating about why the after-hours sessions had been temporarily paused. assertive

2026-09-20 · Daily Mail

Anthony Albanese's government flags fresh tax cuts for Aussies as it warns of major economic challenges ahead

🔮 Australian workers could be in line for another round of tax cuts at the next election, with Treasurer Jim Chalmers signalling fresh relief as he prepares to unveil a stark 40-year forecast warning of major economic challenges ahead. assertive

2026-09-21 · Daily Mail

Tragic development after child is stabbed to death and two critically injured in the Blue Mountains - as mum is confirmed as suspect

🔮 I could see a hatchback on an angle and two cyclists pointing, and I thought the car had hit one of the cyclists,' Lyall said. assertive

2026-09-21 · Daily Mail

Dead bodies are put on display 'having sex' at Sydney exhibition that has sparked a fiery ethics debate

🔮 - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source An anatomy lecturer has sparked an ethics debate over a Sydney exhibition displaying real human bodies, including some posed having sex, questioning whether donors fully understood how their remains might be presented after death. UNSW senior lecturer in anatomy and histology Dr Joyce El-Haddad questioned whether donors gave informed consent for the specific ways their bodies could eventually be displayed. The exhibition, Body Worlds: The Anatomy of Happiness, features real human bodies preserved through a process known as plastination and has attracted millions of visitors around the world over the past two decades. mixed

2026-09-22 · Daily Mail

Shark attack survivor shares sad health news three months after the horrific attack as skin graft fails

🔮 I guess a lot of you wouldn't know what a skin graft looks like, so I'll actually show you. assertive

2026-09-22 · Daily Mail

David Kochie's blunt letter to the RBA calling out the Albanese government - as millions of Aussies brace for another mortgage shock

🔮 The June quarter national accounts came in hotter than expected: growth of 0.4 per cent against a forecast of 0.3, and 2.1 per cent over the year against forecast 1.8. assertive

2026-09-23 · Daily Mail

Coles worker's humiliating legal loss after whingeing she was pressured to resign when her manager confronted her over alleged drug use

🔮 Tara Ireland worked as a nightfill manager at Coles in Traralgon store (pictured) in regional Victoria Fair Work Commissioner Mark Perica rejected that argument. 'I do not accept Ms Ireland was in such a state of emotional stress and mental confusion that she could not reasonably be understood to convey a real intention to resign,' he said. assertive

2026-09-28 · Daily Mail

Aussie daughter's inheritance fury after elderly mother gives away generations-old family farm without telling her

🔮 'I never thought anything would be equal when she passed away, but I thought it would be somewhat fair.' assertive

2026-09-29 · Daily Mail

A truckie rescued Tank the American Bulldog from the outback... he's fighting to get him back after a rescue group took the foster dog away

🔮 Despite a desperate search, the three-year-old American Bulldog could not be found. assertive

2026-09-29 · Daily Mail

Australian politician who allegedly sexually assaulted teenage boy released from prison on bail

🔮 - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Convicted child sex offender and former mayor Cameron Nation is back on the streets just days into his prison sentence after winning bail and convincing a court he poses 'no risk' to the public. assertive

2026-09-29 · Daily Mail

Reserve Bank hikes interest rates to 15-year high amid warning country is barrelling towards 'human disaster' and mass layoffs

🔮 In an unanimous decision by the board, the cash rate was lifted by 25 basis points to 4.6 per cent on Tuesday, with fears more increases could follow before Christmas. assertive

2026-09-30 · Daily Mail

Mortgage pain could get even worse as inflation surges to 4 per cent and markets brace for another rate hike

🔮 Governor Michele Bullock (pictured) hoped the year's four rate rises would be enough to bring inflation under control, but stopped short of ruling out another increase before Christmas The latest figures were released less than 24 hours after the Reserve Bank raised interest rates to their highest level in almost 15 years, adding hundreds of dollars a month to household budgets. assertive

2026-09-30 · Daily Mail

I survived 17.5 per cent interest rates in the 1990s - but what Aussie families face today is even harder

🔮 While borrowers in the early 1990s faced sky-high interest rates, Tom Panos (pictured) said mortgage debt now consumes a far greater share of household income Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock (pictured) warned a recession may be the price of crushing inflation, as borrowers were slugged with a fourth rate rise this year Panos said the pain felt by millions of Australians was not the interest rate itself, but the share of household income being swallowed by mortgage repayments. assertive

2026-10-01 · Daily Mail

Millionaire Mark Bouris delivers urgent wake up call to the Albanese government - as he reveals why interest rates are soaring: 'Our government is spending more than it receives'

🔮 Millionaire Mark Bouris has warned the Albanese government’s borrowing will leave Australians’ children and grandchildren with the debt, arguing a recession may be the only way to bring inflation under control. assertive

2026-10-04 · Daily Mail

Cleaning empire founder's heirs locked in real-life Succession war over $28m fortune as ex-wife loses multimillion-dollar inheritance nearly a decade after his death

🔮 George Tsivis and Angela Sakellis married in 1968 and founded what would become the Broadlex cleaning empire a year later as a tiny two-person Sydney operation. assertive

2026-10-05 · Daily Mail

Spanian's food shop opened to huge hype - now there are worrying signs his gamble is going wrong: 'He's just selling kebabs now, and not very good ones'

🔮 However, any financial pain at individual outlets may not fall directly on Spanian. assertive

2026-10-05 · Daily Mail

JB Hi-Fi faces landmark legal action in the Supreme Court with eight million Australians potentially eligible for compensation

🔮 More than eight million JB Hi-Fi customers could be in line for compensation over claims the electronics giant sold extended warranties that offered little more than rights consumers already had for free. mixed

2026-10-06 · Daily Mail

Anthony Albanese's nemesis unveils communist-style plan to take control of Coles and Woolworths and slash grocery prices

🔮 A radical $25.1billion proposal would see more than 200 Coles and Woolworths supermarkets forcibly taken into public ownership under a communist style plan and rebranded as government-run grocery stores offering discounts of up to 30 per cent on essential food items. assertive

2026-10-07 · Daily Mail

Young Aussie takes his own life after receiving message from Centrelink

🔮 Jarrad Madgwick called Centrelink twice on 30 May, 2019, to find out why his Newstart claim - the working-age unemployment benefit that preceded JobSeeker - was rejected, before discovering a $2,000 Robodebt on his MyGov account. assertive

2026-10-07 · Daily Mail

Worker wins significant work-from-home ruling because she's over 55 and commuting is too exhausting: 'Reduce physical fatigue'

🔮 An Australian worker has won a significant work-from-home battle after convincing the Fair Work Commission that commuting had become increasingly exhausting as she got older In June 2025, she emailed manager Tessa Benson seeking to transition to a hybrid arrangement that would allow her to work from home two days a week. assertive

2026-10-08 · Daily Mail

Young Deloitte worker wins multimillion-dollar inheritance after grandfather's last-minute diary note is ruled a valid will - as businessman's only daughter loses bid for the estate

🔮 A wealthy Sydney businessman who feared he was suffering heart trouble scribbled a note in his diary declaring 'The above can also count as the Will' before dying two days later, sparking a bitter family war over a multimillion-dollar fortune spanning Australia and China. assertive

2026-10-10 · Daily Mail

How a typo in an employment contract cost Aussie transport giant Toll $176,250 after sacking long-time manager

🔮 The unusual case arose from a drafting error in his contract, which stated either party could end the employment by giving 'months' written notice' but failed to specify the number. assertive

2026-10-12 · Daily Mail

Barefoot Investor unleashes on a small business owner 'hanging by a thread' who was complaining about Albanese government

🔮 Scott Pape (pictured) told John to stop wasting his energy on Canberra and focus instead on whether his business remained viable Treasurer Jim Chalmers (pictured) announced last week the controversial ban on accepting credit card payments for tax bills would be delayed John, who sells and services caravans, told Scott Pape his business had been 'decimated' and accused those in Canberra of making life increasingly difficult for small operators ' assertive

2026-10-14 · Daily Mail

Economist warns Aussie house prices could plunge by 40 per cent in some suburbs amid alarming recession prediction

🔮 House prices could plunge by as much as 40 per cent in some Australian suburbs as the nation faces its biggest property downturn on record, a leading economist has warned. mixed

2026-10-14 · Daily Mail

Eye-watering leaked emails and texts behind Bondi Born's workplace war: Fashion boss blasted after telling $150k-a-year exec to 'use translation to your native language' - before snapping: 'Whatever Dina'

🔮 Fair Work Commissioner Alana Matheson criticised Ms McCarthy's management style, describing some of her communications as 'condescending' and saying her suggestion that Ms Shawriah had language difficulties could reasonably be considered 'offensive and belittling'. assertive

2026-10-14 · Daily Mail

Australian couple's 74-year 'The Notebook' style love story ends in bitter $3.8million will war: Why a judge ruled three sons get just $5,000 while the daughter inherits a fortune

🔮 More than half a world away from the novel's North Carolina setting, Justice Michael Meek said another love story had unfolded in Murwillumbah, northern NSW, between Victor and Ivy 'Dolly' Wade, who married in 1947. assertive

2026-10-15 · Daily Mail

Thousands of Aussies caught in Shield and First Guardian collapse dealt fresh blow after financial firm sold

🔮 Thousands of Australians caught up in the First Guardian and Shield collapse fear they may never see their money again after a financial planning company was sold for $200,000. assertive

2026-10-21 · Daily Mail

Business owner claims $100,000 is the new 'poverty line' for Australian families amid soaring living costs: 'You have to live in a car'

🔮 'I am so grateful that I'm in my mid 30s, already had children and already have a mortgage because there is no way I could be starting from scratch now in this economy especially if they think you need $100,000 a year because I don't make anywhere near that,' one commenter said. assertive

2026-10-21 · Daily Mail

🔮 'If you treat a dog as a human, your dog will treat you as a dog, and the mindset of teaching sit won't change a dog's DNA,' he told 4BC. assertive

2026-10-21 · Daily Mail

🔮 She argued a child's first name could function as a form of 'symbolic capital', helping locate the child socially, and found parents often considered how the name they chose might follow their son or daughter into adulthood. assertive

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