The Editorial Team

Alexis Carey has been a reporter for more than 10 years, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Media and Communications from the University of Sydney in 2009 before landing a role at her local paper in Griffith, NSW. Alexis has since worked for NewsCorp Australia’s local news titles and at the Mamamia Women’s Network before taking a career break to travel. She joined news.com.au in 2017 as a finance reporter and then finance editor before joining the news team in 2020.

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Health

H5N1 Asian bird flu virus as viewed under a microscope.

World put on alert as deadly virus spreads

“Heightened vigilance” has been urged for all countries after two new deadly virus cases were detected in humans in China.

Current Affairs

The Block's Omar Slaimankhel has laid into The Project and co-host Sarah Harris after a crude joke about Jesus went to air. Picture: Channel 10

‘Sharks circling’: Harris slammed over joke

A Channel 9 star has ripped into Sarah Harris over The Project’s crude Jesus sex joke scandal as calls to cancel the show intensify.

updatedAnimals

Swimmers were rescued on jetskis. Picture: Supplied

Wild scenes at Syd beach after shark sighting

Lifeguards have evacuated swimmers on jetskis at one of Sydney’s most popular beaches this morning after a shark alarm sparked panic.

New Cars

Big catch with first electric ute in Australia

After years of speculation, our first electric ute is finally here – but experts predict Aussies won’t exactly be rushing to buy one.

UPDATEDEurope

MP quits, one arrest after 36 killed in horror crash

Greece’s transport minister has resigned and a station master arrested after at least 36 people died in a train crash that has been called a “unimaginable tragedy”.

Retail

FARMINGDALE, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 15: A general view of a Wendy's restaurant on September 15, 2022 in Farmingdale, New York, United States. Many families along with businesses are suffering the effects of inflation as the economy is dictating a change in spending habits. Bruce Bennett/Getty Images/AFP

Wendy’s secret plan to dominate Australia

The US fast food giant is plotting to take over Australia – and Wendy’s boss has quietly revealed where the first restaurants will be.

Health

Tomas Pueyo has torn apart the Cochrane Review findings about face masks. Picture: Twitter/@tomaspueyo

‘Bombshell’ Covid mask study torn to shreds

A major “gold standard” Covid study which came to a stunning conclusion on face masks has been obliterated in a scathing take-down.

Travel Incidents

Flights suspended over entire nation

An airline has halted flights over a tiny European country due to security fears just days after a Russian plan to destroy the nation was uncovered.

Retail

Side view of a man shopping in a supermarket while on a budget. He is weighing the items at the self service checkout in the North East of England. The peppers are in a sustainable mesh bag.

Ominous warning after trucking collapse

The devastating collapse of a major Aussie freight company “won’t be the last”, with “higher prices” for supermarket shoppers looming.

At Work

Twitter product manager Esther Crawford – who went viral after being pictured sleeping at the office as staff worked around the clock – has lost her job under Elon Musk’s latest round of lay-offs. Picture: Twitter

Twitter exec from viral photo is fired

A Twitter executive so devoted to Elon Musk she slept at the office after working “round the clock” has lost her job amid new brutal staff cuts.

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