Having worked at renowned publications such as The New York Times, news.com.au, and Women’s Health, Kara has established herself as a trusted expert in health, fitness, food, money, and parenting. As the former Cost of Living Editor at news.com.au, she is passionate about helping Aussies make the most of their hard-earned dollars. Kara now leads the checkout team’s mission to help readers find the best quality products at the best possible prices.

Melody has more than a decade’s experience in lifestyle media, previously holding senior editorial roles at Mamamia. She loves nothing more than trialling and reviewing the latest fashion, beauty, health and home products to help you decide if it’s worth spending your hard-earned money. When she’s not searching for the best bargains at work, she’s either on TikTok and Instagram getting easily influenced to buy the latest viral product or whiling away the hours online shopping from the comfort of her couch.

Marina has been helping Australian shoppers find products that are actually worth buying for more than five years. Since joining news.com.au’s shopping team in 2021, she has become an expert in sales and deals and curates news.com.au checkout’s must-read weekly shopping and deals article. For the past five years, she has covered mega sale events like Black Friday and Boxing Day, sifting through hundreds of deals to find the biggest discounts on the products worth adding to cart. She is also passionate about all things beauty having tested hundreds of serums, eye creams and moisturisers to provide first-hand reviews. She has previously worked at comparison site Finder as a Shopping Writer and has written for popular titles including Marie Claire, Women’s Health and The Carousel.

Tahnee-Jae has years of reviewing experience, specialising in all the appliances and products that can help improve your home and life. From finding the best budget sheets to the mattresses that can help you get a better night’s sleep, she does all of the research to save you time and money.She previously worked as a content producer for one of Australia’s top comparison sites Canstar Blue, where she spent her days learning what Australian shoppers really think by translating detailed national survey data into hundreds of highly respected consumer ratings – helping shed light on how well brands offer value for money and more.Armed with a Bachelor of Journalism and Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the Queensland University of Technology, she knows that detail matters and is dedicated to creating in-depth shopping guides to help you find the right product.

Claudia began her media career in radio, contributing to some of the most acclaimed programs at Nova Entertainment, including Fitzy & Wippa, Smallzy’s Surgery and Ash, Luttsy & Susie O’Neill. Having found herself glued to digital news, the jump over to news.com.au was an easy choice. Driven by a love for storytelling, video production & shopping, Claudia now produces the social media content for news.com.au’s checkout.

Philippa started her career at Vogue Australia before joining the news.com.au checkout team in 2022. She is passionate about finding and recommending fashion items that are great quality and value, ensuring you can wear them for years and save money in the long run. Her interest in skincare came from first-hand experience of searching for the best products for acne-prone skin and trying a long list of products in the process. Since joining the team she has tested everything from hair tools to jeans (spoiler alert: she loved them both). She is always on the lookout for the next viral TikTok trend to put to the test.

Troy has worked widely in editorial and commercial roles across digital, social, radio, and TV, both in the UK and Australian newsrooms, including The Sunday Project, The Morning Show, Studio 10, ITV’s Good Morning Britain, OK! Online and Metro.co.uk. He also brings more than a decade of retail experience to News.com.au’s checkout team, including stints at Bunnings, Jeans West, Big W and Masters Home Improvement.

Harriet knows a lot about helping Australian shoppers find the exact product they’re looking for. She started her career at popular fashion website Showpo where she analysed thousands of fashion pieces (how stretchy is that dress?, are those linen pants see-through?) to create the detailed product descriptions online shoppers rely on. She joined the news.com.au checkout team in 2022 and spends every day scouring the web for deals to share and new products to test and review. She’s always on the lookout for new trends and the dupes that are just as good as the expensive version. When she isn’t working, she’s most likely being influenced into buying trending TikTok products or gushing over her dogs.

Susannah loves nothing more than finding great deals to help make life easier for parents. She has written extensively on all things parenting for publications such as Practical Parenting, Babyology and Tell Me Baby and has worked for Finder, reporting on best buys for families. Susannah is a busy mum of two fast-growing girls, and uses her work finding the best products at the right price in her daily life.

Rosalyn has been working as a shopping writer and producer since 2022, joining the news.com.au checkout team in November 2024. Rosalyn in an expert in helping buyers can get the best bang for their buck and make quality investments. She covers a wide range of areas, from appliances and tech to toys and pet products. Her previous media experience includes over three years working for 9 Product Reviews and across 2BG, Seven Network and Nine Entertainment. In her downtime, Rosalyn plays The Sims, watches netball and spends time with her nephews, niece and cats.

Cindy is an eCommerce Producer who loves helping consumers optimise their shopping experiences. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Animal and Veterinary Bioscience with Advanced Studies in Economics, bringing expert skills in research, science, and data analysis to her content writing. With a background in digital marketing and SEO writing at Petsy Pet Insurance—plus co-founding Patricia’s Flowers, her own family florist business—she blends creativity with data-driven insights. Passionate about consumer trends and storytelling, Cindy is dedicated to connecting readers with the best deals, research, and great products. When she’s not working, she’s a keen sports enthusiast, always up for trying something new every weekend.

Stephanie loves to stretch her dollars on everything travel – from hotels to suitcases – and is always excited to share her knowledge of hacks and bargains so others can get more bang for their holiday buck. She was previously the Travel and Shopping Editor at Finder and has been featured in Travel Weekly, KarryOn and The Guardian. Stephanie can’t resist a good flight sale, is a stickler for travelling as light as possible (sorry books, hello Kindle) and is currently navigating how to travel with a toddler.

Jessica is a content writer who loves to guide Australians in their purchasing of products that make it easier to live well. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Digital Media and previously spent two years as a content creator in news.com.au, covering everything from health insurance to Byron Bay camping hacks, prior to stepping into the health and wellness space where her passions truly lie. Jessica has bylines across news.com.au, checkout, Escape and Body+Soul, and now occupies Body+Soul Shop, testing out and researching all things skincare, activewear and more. She is a pilates fanatic, a keen traveller, and an open book ready to share anything and everything about her best recommendations, because there’s no gatekeeping here.

An experienced news and lifestyle journalist, for the past 10 years Hannah has written for some of Australia’s most popular titles including the The Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail Australia and The Sydney Morning Herald. She joined news.com.au in 2018 and has covered everything from beauty and fashion to health and homewares – you name it, she’s written it. She is obsessive about testing new products and sharing her first-hand experiences with Australian shoppers and believes good skincare and clothes shouldn’t cost the earth.

Lauren is a consumer tech expert with five years’ experience in reviewing and writing about laptops, mobile phones, headphones, televisions and all the gadgets that make our lives easier. A former finalist in the Australian IT Journalism Awards, she previously worked at comparison site Finder as the Senior Shopping Writer where she reported on everything from tech gadgets to the latest home products. When she’s not busy testing new tech products, you’ll find her road testing the latest game releases. Prior to starting her career in journalism, she completed a Bachelor of journalism at the University of South Australia and worked as a media advisor for JB Hi-Fi where she sold the very products she now writes about.