The Editorial Team

Brooke RolfeAfternoon Homepage Editor

Brooke covers a broad range of general news including health, human interest, environment, current affairs and social media. She started at news.com.au after shifting from Yahoo News Australia in June 2021, having previously worked with Daily Mail Australia. In 2017, Brooke moved “over east” from her hometown, Bunbury in West Australia, where she worked for a regional newspaper after graduating with a Bachelor of Communication (Journalism) from Curtin University in 2015.

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Dating

Sydney woman’s dating app horror story

In a mere few weeks an Australian woman was fleeced of her life savings in a cruel ‘pig butchering’ dating scam.

News Life

Serious fears are held for thousands of Australians attending a huge event this weekend with questions being raised around its organisation.

Huge Sydney event hit by weather curveball

The hot weather has thrown a curveball for Australians attending a huge event this weekend.

Politics

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 30: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks at the Yes campaign launch on August 30, 2023 in Adelaide, Australia. On October 14, 2023, Australians will vote on a referendum to amend the Constitution to recognise First Peoples of Australia and establish an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament. To pass, the referendum requires a 'double majority'ÃÂ³ a national majority of 'yes' votes, and a majority of states voting 'yes'. (Photo by James Elsby/Getty Images)

Single issue turned entire state against Voice

One Australian state has been completely turned off voting Yes in the Voice referendum for one painful reason.

Business

18yo opens his own cafe, has 0 customers

An Australian teenager who opened a cafe at just 18 has been delivered a harsh dose of reality about running a small business.

Tennis

A sporting moment sure to be remembered for years to come unfolded after Novak Djokovic claimed his 24th Grand Slam.

Novak’s secret message hidden under jacket

Fans went wild after Novak Djokovic unzipped his jacket and explained the meaning behind his T-shirt after claiming his 24th Grand Slam.

QLD

‘Cannot breathe’: Nation’s stinkiest suburb

‘Dry retching’: Australia’s filthiest suburb

Thousands of Australians claim they have been getting seriously ill from “putrid horrendous manure chemical smells” from an industrial area.

Banking

A new theory on what happened to an Australian couple’s missing property deposit has been floated, but the bank remains staunch on not being at fault.

Extraordinary claim on couple’s missing $90k

A new theory on what happened to an Australian couple’s missing property deposit worth $90,000 has been floated by a family member.

What initially appeared to be an innocent case of leaving the taps on turned out to be something far more disgusting.

‘S***storm’: Sinkhole floods homes with poo

A huge sinkhole has opened up on a suburban street in Adelaide, breaking a sewage pipe and flooding a number of homes and businesses in the area.

Mental Health

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New report makes for terrifying reading

For the first time, Australia’s cost of living crisis can be quantified. And it makes for terrifying reading.

National

Jason Mumford, Lismore City Council's city centre manager, prepares for his edgy new hairstyle. Photo Luke Mortimer / Northern Rivers Echo

Distressing call no sibling should receive

A nightmare became reality for a man when he answered the phone to a call from police with harrowing news.

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