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Perth woman Kerry Beake just wanted a granny flat and safe space for her dementia-affected dad. But then the unthinkable happened – and now it’s cost her $130,000 that she’ll never see again

A woman who wanted to renovate her home to make it safe for her dementia-affected dad to move in is now $132,573 out of pocket after the builder went bankrupt.  Kerry Beake was awarded that sum following a two-year fight in the WA State Administrative Tribunal (SAT) for compensation because the work was either incomplete

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World

A Qantas customer lost $600 to scammers. He then called them and asked for his money back… and you won’t believe what happened next

By Pranav Harish For Daily Mail Australia Published: 21:49 EDT, 21 August 2024 | Updated: 22:02 EDT, 21 August 2024 A Qantas customer lost $600 to scammers before the money was returned to him after he politely called them and asked for it back.  Paul Stewart received a text message informing him that his Qantas

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U.S.

Scott Peterson reveals chilling details of what he believes happened to his wife Laci during first prison interview in 21 years

Scott Peterson has broken his silence from prison 21 years after his wife and unborn son were killed in a Christmas Eve tragedy – doubling down on a theory that she was abducted by strangers who burgled a neighbouring home.  The expectant father was convicted of killing his college sweetheart Laci, who was eight months

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Science

Science writer ditches her iPhone and switches to a ‘dumb’ cell to curb her addiction – but what happened next left her shocked and put a strain on her marriage

I remember standing in my waitress uniform in the midst of an Applebee’s restaurant in 2011, arguing with my coworker about getting a smartphone.  ‘I refuse,’ I told her. ‘I don’t want to be addicted to my phone.’ I was in college and was already spending hours on my laptop scrolling through Facebook in between

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Science

Here’s what happened when L.A. residents were given $1,000 a month

Some of L.A.’s poorest families received cash assistance of $1,000 a month as part of a 12-month pilot project launched nearly three years ago. There were no strings attached and they could use the money however they saw fit. Now, a new study finds that the city-funded program was overwhelmingly beneficial. Participants in the program

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