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Sophie ElsworthEurope Correspondent

Sophie is Europe correspondent for News Corporation Australia and began reporting from Europe in November 2024. Her role includes covering all the big issues in Europe reporting for titles including The Daily and Sunday Telegraphs, daily and Sunday Herald Sun, The Courier-Mail and Brisbane’s Sunday Mail and Adelaide’s The Advertiser and Sunday Mail as well as regional and community brands. She has worked at numerous News Corp publications throughout her career and was media writer at The Australian, based in Melbourne, for four years before moving to the UK. She has also worked as a reporter at the Herald Sun in Melbourne, The Advertiser in Adelaide and The Courier-Mail in Brisbane and on the Sunshine Coast. Sophie regularly appears on TV and is a Sky News Australia contributor appearing on primetime programs including Credlin and The Kenny Report, a role she continues while in Europe. She graduated from university with a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws degrees and grew up on a sheep farm in central Victoria.

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ME Bank, Industry Super face probe over COVID-19 support

A parliamentary committee is set to examine whether Industry Super and ME Bank are providing their customers with adequate support during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews addresses the media during a press conference in Melbourne, Friday, May 8, 2020. Andrews has announced changes to Victoria's coronavirus lockdown measures will revealed on Monday. (AAP Image/James Ross) NO ARCHIVING

Come on Dan, there’s only so long we can stay at home

We’ve been good for weeks on end now, and with coronavirus cases remaining low it’s time for politicians to lighten the mood, let us out, and trust us to do the right thing, writes Sophie Elsworth.

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Woman paying with a credit card. She is using a contactless tapping eftpos system. Image is backlit with lens flare. Close up . Picture: iStock

RBA warns shops: Don’t gouge customers with sneaky fees

One of Australia’s top bankers has said customers must still have a way to avoid sneaky card fees and they cannot be trapped into paying debit and credit charges.

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A cyclist rides past a Flight Centre store wearing a mask to protect themselves from Covid-19, Brisbane, Friday, May 1, 2020. (AAP Image/Glenn Hunt) NO ARCHIVING

Dudded Flight Centre customers won’t return

Many customers left dudded by companies during the coronavirus pandemic will be unlikely to do business with them again.

Andrea Dunn, 54, of Drouin in country Victoria , has had $10,000 stolen from her superannuation account through fraud. Someone was able to withdraw the money through the early access super scheme program and now she is fighting to get her money back. Picture : Ian Currie

Mum stripped of $10K from super

Mother-of-three Andrea Dunn is one of the victims of fraudsters stealing money from people’s super funds under the early access to super scheme. Here’s how to protect yourself.

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Super withdrawals frozen as hacking fallout revealed

Early superannuation withdrawals have been halted following a hacking attack, with fears $120,000 has been stolen from the nest eggs of up to 150 Australians.

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Retirees Bruce McGregor, 78, and his wife Sandra 69 are engaging lawyers to try and recover $20,000 they have failed to get back from Webjet for a holiday booking to Singapore and the Maldives which they were due to take this month. Picture: David Caird

Why you should refuse credit if your travel plans fall through

Furious travellers unable to get their money back from travel companies and are owed large sums of money should consider engaging a lawyer, the nation’s top consumer cops says.

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Medibank moving ahead with premium hikes: boss

Private health insurance members could endure two premium rises within a six-month time frame despite having restricted access to services.

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RBA rates on hold: How long they will be this low

The Reserve Bank of Australia has kept the cash rate on hold at 0.25 per cent and borrowers can snap up mortgage deals as low as 2.09 per cent.

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04/08/2016: The South Yarra Coles Express Pilot Store. Stuart McEvoy for The Australian.

Coles to lift more product restrictions

Supermarket giant Coles will again make available popular items it was forced to set limits on during the mass “panic buying” early days of the coronavirus pandemic.

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