Commonwealth Bank forecasts massive interest rate cuts for Australians: Here’s when the country’s biggest bank predicts they will begin

The Commonwealth Bank is now forecasting six interest rate cuts in 2024 and 2025 – starting in September next year as Australian inflation moderates faster than predicted. Stephen Halmarick, the chief economist of Australia’s biggest home lender, is expecting 0.75 percentage points of rate cuts in 2024 followed by another 0.75 percentage points of easing … Read more

Moment woman is spotted walking her CAMEL through the streets of London – leaving locals in hysterics

By Dan Woodland Published: 08:20 GMT, 20 December 2023 | Updated: 14:24 GMT, 20 December 2023 This is the moment a woman is seen walking her camel through the streets of London as locals watch on in disbelief.  A video posted on social media shows a woman leading the animal down a quiet residential road … Read more

ABC presenter is axed days after starting her radio job over ‘anti-Israel comments’

By Eliza Mcphee For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:19 GMT, 20 December 2023 | Updated: 10:58 GMT, 20 December 2023 A fill-in radio presenter for the ABC has been axed after sharing a series of pro-Palestine posts on social media. Antoinette Lattouf had been hosting ABC Sydney mornings this week, filling in for Sarah Macdonald, but was … Read more

Penrith Beach: Five big problems with new western Sydney swimming spot dubbed ‘Pondi’ as ‘un-Australian’ rules spark uproar and underwhelmed locals admit to ‘mixed feelings’

A new man-made beach that opened in western Sydney this week has been labelled ‘un-Australian’ due to a raft of rules some claim make it seem unwelcoming.  Penrith Beach – formed from an old quarry and dubbed ‘Pondi’ by locals in reference to the iconic Bondi Beach 63km away in Sydney’s eastern suburbs – opened … Read more

Rishi Sunak squirms under questioning by former culture minister who says his refusal to scrap the tourist tax is harming the economy

Dame Caroline Dinenage said Government’s failed to take advantage of Brexit The Mail’s Scrap The Tourist Tax campaign has won cross-party support  By Harriet Line Deputy Political Editor Published: 01:25 GMT, 20 December 2023 | Updated: 01:30 GMT, 20 December 2023 Rishi Sunak was yesterday made to squirm by a former culture minister who warned … Read more

Over 100 colourful tractors covered in Christmas lights delight locals in annual Banbury festive fundraiser

 The Christmas Tractor Run in Oxfordshire, has taken place every year By Emily Jane Davies Published: 20:36 GMT, 17 December 2023 | Updated: 02:40 GMT, 18 December 2023 Crowds lined the streets to catch a glimpse of 100 tractors decorated with Christmas lights for an annual festive fundraiser last night. The Christmas Tractor Run, held in … Read more

Euston station is a ‘petri dish of chaos’ say furious passengers as station is rammed with seething crowds trying to get home for Christmas – as train bosses admit it’s because their staff are on holiday

Dozens of Avanti train services cancelled at Euston today due to staff shortages Rail firm admitted short-notice cancellations due to ‘historic leave agreements’ By Oliver Price Published: 15:10 GMT, 16 December 2023 | Updated: 15:37 GMT, 16 December 2023 Euston station has been branded a ‘petri dish of chaos’ by furious passengers after reams of … Read more

Australia Zoo: Urgent search launched after an animal makes an early-morning escape from the Beerwah zoo made famous by crocodile hunter Steve Irwin

By Pranav Harish For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:02 GMT, 16 December 2023 | Updated: 02:03 GMT, 16 December 2023 Staff at one of Australia’s most famous zoos are frantically searching for an animal that escaped its enclosure in the early hours of the morning through a drain.  The wallaby managed to make a getaway … Read more

‘Tis the season to get jolly! The great Christmas booze-up begins as office parties are thrown across the country – with Brits packing out pubs and bars early

Brits have begun packing out bars and pubs this evening as office parties are taking place across the country in the final run-up to Christmas.  People have piled into their local boozers to celebrate the festive period with their co-workers on what is expected to be one of the busiest nights of the month.  Cricket … Read more

Utah ‘Karen’ caught on video tormenting her interracial neighbors with slurs is charged with ASSAULT as family plans civil suit against unruly woman

The Utah ‘Karen’ caught on video tormenting her interracial neighbors with slurs and pushing the stomach of a pregnant mom was charged with assault. The family’s lawyer said that they plan to file a civil lawsuit against Kathryn Smith, 67, who repeatedly berated them shortly after they moved to Midvale in 2019.  Marcus Stevenson, the Mayor of … Read more