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Alex Turner-CohenFinance reporter

Alex Turner-Cohen has been working in news since her second year of university after tweeting her way into the industry. She is a finance reporter at news.com.au, covering all things money including company collapses, property and fraud. Before that, she worked as a general news reporter at news.com.au and 7NEWS. When she was a student, she interned with media organisations including the ABC, Channel 9, Fairfax and 2SER while studying a Bachelor’s degree in journalism at the University of Technology Sydney.

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Shooting accident victim Aust Army soldier Private Jacob (Jake) Bruce Kovco here with his wife Shelley before he left for Iraq. fatal killed

Big update after soldier’s ‘murder confession’

The handling of this Aussie soldier’s death was plagued by shocking mistakes and now another stumbling block has come to light.

EXCLUSIVEMilitary

**FILE** An Undated photo released by the Department of Defence of Private Jacob (Jake) Bruce Kovco. Shelley Kovco's parents David and Lorraine Small are seeking damages, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007, for financial hardship and emotional suffering after the bungled repatriation of Pte Kovco's body from Iraq. (AAP Image/Julian Smith, File) NO ARCHIVING (AAP Image/Department of Defence, File) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Chilling call to mum: ‘He’s been murdered’

“Your son’s been murdered,” the anonymous caller on the other end of the phone told her. Authorities refuse to investigate.

EXCLUSIVEMilitary

Shooting accident victim Aust Army soldier Private Jacob (Jake) Bruce Kovco here with his wife Shelley before he left for Iraq. fatal killed

Wife’s shock at alleged ‘murder’ confession

The widow of an Australian soldier has asked the coroner to reopen her husband’s coronial inquest after another serviceman allegedly confessed to killing him.

EXCLUSIVEMilitary

**FILE** An Undated photo released by the Department of Defence of Private Jacob (Jake) Bruce Kovco. Shelley Kovco's parents David and Lorraine Small are seeking damages, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007, for financial hardship and emotional suffering after the bungled repatriation of Pte Kovco's body from Iraq. (AAP Image/Julian Smith, File) NO ARCHIVING (AAP Image/Department of Defence, File) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

‘Killed him’: Aussie soldier’s shock new claim

The handling of this Aussie soldier’s shock death has been a disaster from the start. And now authorities are refusing to investigate the latest bombshell allegation.

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Renters given just 6 hours to leave property

A young Aussie couple have been living in what is supposed to be a luxury apartment, but they claim all is not what it seems.

AZBalls $4m lottery scheme exposed

Tiny detail gives away $4m scheme

The startup seemed like a great idea but there was just one problem and now investors claim they were duped.

EXCLUSIVEInvesting

Boss' flashy lifestyle as company makes $74

Boss’ flashy lifestyle as firm makes just $74

Shareholders are criticising the way some of their invested funds have been spent, including the director paying himself a $308,000 salary while the business had yet to launch.

UPDATEDUS Politics

(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on March 05, 2025 shows Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on March 4, 2025 on Parliament Hill in Ottawa and US President Donald Trump in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 3, 2025. US President Donald Trump, after a call with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, accused the Canadian leader on March 5, 2025, of playing up a Canada-US trade war to cling to power. Trump said in a social media post that Trudeau

‘Confused’: Trump’s Canada move panned

A nasty trade war is brewing between two former allies, with Canada accusing Trump of setting it up for economic failure so it can be annexed.

EXCLUSIVEOther Industries

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Boss appears to vanish after $5.7m collapse

The boss of a collapsed building company appears to have vanished despite vowing to sell his properties to pay people back.

EXCLUSIVEAt Work

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Worker takes life, staff survey ‘appalling’

Staff at this Australian workplace were asked to fill out a simple questionnaire. The leaked results are catastrophic.

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