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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US President Donald Trump pauses while speaking during White House Historical Association Dinner in the East Room of the White House on May 15, 2019, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

Supporters ignore Trump’s $1.7b problem

The shocking truth about US President Donald Trump’s finances has been revealed — but diehard fans are still clinging to a bizarre claim.

Costs

Kelly Knipes has racked up hefty bills after shopping while asleep. Picture: Facebook

Bizarre way mum spent $5k in her sleep

Kelly Knipes has bought hundreds of dollars’ worth of lollies, cookie jars and even a “plastic basketball court” — without even realising it.

Election

07/05/2019: Senator Pauline Hanson holds a doorstop interview on the first day of the new NSW Parliament. Hollie Adams/The Australian

Pauline Hanson missing in action

The One Nation leader was nowhere to be seen today as voters flocked to the polls, with political watchers wanting her to please explain.

Election

Minister for Jobs Kelly O'Dwyer delivers a press conference in the Blue Room at Parliament House, in Canberra, Thursday, February 21, 2019. A record number of Australians are in work, with seasonally adjusted employment increasing by 39,100 in January 2019, to stand at a record high, of 12,751,800. (AAP Image/Sam Mooy) NO ARCHIVING

Government’s $16.5m gamble pays off

A desperate Coalition threw millions of dollars at this key seat after the exit of Kelly O’Dwyer. And it’s paid off.

Election

Labor snatches Coalition’s most marginal seat

Labor has taken a crucial seat from the Liberal Party in Victoria following a “nightmarish” redistribution.

Election

Fiona Martin is the Liberal Candidate for the Federal seat of Reid. The incumbent Member Craig Laundy is stepping down. Picture: John Appleyard

Fiona Martin retains Reid for Liberals

Craig Laundy snatched the Reid electorate from Labor in 2013. Now newcomer Fiona Martin has retained the seat for the Liberals.

Election

Peter Dutton holds onto his seat

His mate Tony Abbott may have suffered an embarrassing defeat, but Peter Dutton has pulled of an election victory to hold onto his marginal Queensland seat.

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