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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Latest

Hacking

Eight words that saved woman from scam

A woman had given her trust to a man she thought was a Westpac employee before an eight-word phrase saved her from disaster.

Music

‘Heart attack’: Massive festival sparks fury

Thousands have been left out of pocket after rushing to get their hands on early tickets to one of Australia’s biggest alternative music festivals.

Travel Updates

Horror scenes at world’s busiest airport

Thousands of frustrated travellers have been left without crucial belongings after Heathrow Airport suffered a major technical issue.

Internet

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 07: Shoppers walk around Pitt Street Mall on June 07, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. The Reserve Bank of Australia today raised the cash rate by 0.5% to 0.85%. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)

Chilling way shops track your every move

Big businesses have found a genius but truly terrifying way to monitor what you’re doing – and it’s all to do with your phone.

Retail

Australian notes scattered on a table. Notes, currency, generic money

First group to get wage increase revealed

The first chunk of Australians to cash in on the minimum wage increase has been announced, with thousands to benefit three months early.

Adventure

Inside Bali’s haunted ‘ghost palace’

A so-called ‘ghost palace’ in Bali, Indonesia, has attracted new Australian visitors who have shared their spooky findings online.

World Markets

Monitors display Coinbase signage during the company's initial public offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. Coinbase Global Inc., the largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, is set to debut on Wednesday through a direct listing, an alternative to a traditional initial public offering that has only been deployed a handful of times. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg

Tragic email changes crypto engineer’s life

A devastating story has emerged in the aftermath of major lay-offs across the US as the cryptocurrency market continues to plunge.

Costs

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos June 17, 2022: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the National Cabinet at Parliament House, Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Comment that made Albo end presser

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called an abrupt end to Friday’s press conference following his first National Cabinet as the country’s leader.

VIC

Suburb with unavoidable half-hour U-turn

Thousands of frustrated residents are up in arms over a lengthy U-turn they have no choice but to make each time they commute to and from the city.

Chinatown diner’s ‘runner’ backfires

Footage has captured a dramatic scene outside a Chinese restaurant after a man allegedly tried to leave without paying for his meal.

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