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Zoe SmithSenior Producer

Zoe Smith is a Network News senior producer and night editor. She has over 20 years of experience in journalism and has worked at digital and print mastheads across Australia and the UK.

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Coronavirus

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA-NCA NewsWire Photos AUGUST 07 2020The Prime Minister Scott Morrison with the acting Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly during a press conference in Parliament House, Canberra.Picture: NCA NewsWire /Gary Ramage

PM calls for COVID vaccine to be shared as Vic hits 450 cases

Scott Morrison has called on other nations to share COVID-19 vaccine advances with Australia, while JobKeeper spending hits $100b, and Victoria records 450 new cases and 11 deaths.

Royals

(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 09, 2020 Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (L) and Britain's Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (2nd R) follow Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (C) and Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (R) as they depart Westminster Abbey after attending the annual Commonwealth Service in London on March 9, 2020. - Prince Harry and his wife Meghan formally step down as senior members of the British royal family on March 31, 2020, as they start a controversial new life in the United States. (Photo by Phil Harris / POOL / AFP)

Palace issues damning warning to Wills and Harry

Royal staff are desperately trying to contain the growing crisis between the Cambridges and Sussexes after Harry’s childhood friend reveals he ‘had doubts’ on Meghan from the start.

Reality

Mark Philippoussis is the first celebrity on The Masked Singer.

Masked Singer’s shock first reveal is sporting superstar

Fans have been blown away after an Aussie sports megastar was unmasked in the first big reveal on the new series of The Masked Singer. Warning: Spoilers

National

File photo dated 05/10/19 of undated family handout photo showing British-Australian academic Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert after Tehran has said it will not

Aussie academic’s new life in desert hellhole

The family of Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert have spoken after the Australian academic was granted a consular visit at a notorious Iran desert jail.

Coronavirus

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JULY 31. Shoppers at Bunnings in Alexandria, As the Woolworths Group begins encouraging shoppers to wear masks throughout their stores, Friday, July 31, 2020.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Jeremy Piper

Bunnings joins Woolies mask stance as Vic COVID toll rises

A day after Woolworths urged customers to wear masks in stores across Australia, hardware giant Bunnings says it will do the same. It comes as Victoria braces for further restrictions as the state struggles to curb its COVID numbers.

Crime in Focus

CORRECTION - A handout picture taken in 2018 and released by Italian Carabinieri on June 5, 2020 shows Christian B. when he was arrested for drug trafficking in Italy. - German prosecutors said on June 5, 2020 they are investigating if the man they suspect of murdering British girl Madeleine McCann might also be linked to the disappearance of another child in Germany. Police raised hopes this week that the decade-long mystery over three-year-old

Maddie suspect’s terrifying boast to pal

A man who claims he committed burglaries with the chief suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has revealed the convicted paedophile’s chilling brag.

National

Currumbin Wildlife Hospital Koala.Ember the 18-month-old koala was treated for burns from the recent bushfires on her paws and her rump and also suffers with Chlamydia. The team at Currumbin Wildlife Hospital have treated 12,200 wildlife with nearly 600 of those being koalas in 2019 and the hospital will see a rise in wildlife admissions as we continue through bushfire season and the unprecedented drought Australia is experiencing.In pics - Vet Dr. Tina Kertesz (brunette) and Vet nurse Renee Lowery (blonde). Senior vet Dr. Michael Pyne.Picture: NIGEL HALLETT*** Contact *** Whitney 0414890550

Hope on the horizon for bushfire communities

News Corp Australia has announced the next round of grants from the ongoing support fund to aid the recovery of bushfire-affected communities.

Movies

Publicity photo of actor Olivia de Havilland in 1930s.Havilland/Actor P/Historical

Hollywood legend de Havilland dies at 104

Hollywood is mourning one of its most enduring legends – and the town’s last link to its Golden Age – after Gone With The Wind star Olivia de Havilland died in Paris at the age of 104.

Entertainment

(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 2, 2019 US actress Naya Rivera and son Josey Hollis Dorsey arrive for the premiere of

‘This is so unfair’: Glee star’s ex pays tribute

Naya Rivera’s ex-husband, Ryan Dorsey, has broken his silence after the former Glee star’s shocking death by drowning.

Royals

(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 19, 2019, Britain's Princess Beatrice and property tycoon Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi arrive to attend the wedding of prince Napoleon and Countess Olympia Arco-Zinneberg at the Saint-Louis-des-Invalides cathedral at the Invalides memorial complex in Paris. - Princess Beatrice, granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, will marry Italian businessman Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi on May 29 at Saint James Palace in London, Buckingham Palace announced on February 7, 2020. (Photo by FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP)

Princess Beatrice’s surprise road trip honeymoon

Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi have headed off on their honeymoon which has been a distinctly low-key affair, just like their nuptials.

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