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Carla Mascarenhas is a news reporter with news.com.au. She began her career on the NSW Mid North Coast as a radio producer and later worked as a presenter. She worked as a reporter for the Port Macquarie News in 2019 before moving to News Corp in 2020 as a reporter with News Local and then across to The Australian as a digital producer and reporter. She holds a Master of Strategic Studies from ANU.

Carla Mascarenhas

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Health Problems

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Mysterious rise in cancer for young people

There has been an alarming increase of a certain type of cancer in young people but experts have no idea what is causing it.

Crime

14yo asks for gun back from police

This is the extraordinary moment a Queensland teenager demands his fake gun is returned to him moments after it had been confiscated by police.

Animals

Bombshell claim about world’s oldest dog

Sensational claims about the world’s oldest dog have emerged as the Guinness World Records temporarily strips him of his title.

Buying

DAILY TELEGRAPH. The LachlanÃs Line apartment complex buildings in Macquarie Park were said to be under threat of collapse due to defective workmanship, according to an inspection carried out on August 4, 2023, which identified serious defects in the basements and some of the residential levels. 18/01/2024. Picture by Max Mason-Hubers

Property guru’s one simple tip in 2024

After the debacle surrounding the Macquarie Park development one expert is warning prospective buyers to avoid one simple mistake.

Health Problems

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Chinese scientists ‘mapped’ coronavirus

New bombshell claims suggest Chinese researchers mapped the virus in late 2019, raising further questions about the origins of Covid-19.

News Life

Chilling note prowler left on mum’s window

A single mum has had a terrifying ordeal with a prowler creeping around her home before leaving a terrifying note for her young daughter.

At Work

Crazy reason woman lost her job

A Tasmanian councillor has lost her job after failing to attend three consecutive council meetings because she was caring for her dying husband.

Travel Incidents

Moment monkey destroys tourist’s passport

Bali tourist’s nightmare monkey encounter

A Bali tourist was left in utter shock and unsure of what to do when a cheeky monkey did the unthinkable to her passport.

Wealth

Insane Lotto win for Aussie couple

A lucky couple who picked up an eye-watering half a million dollars a few ago have had another lucky win.

North America

Man to be executed in death row ‘experiment’

An inmate on death row is about to face a “horror” method of execution never seen before anywhere in the world.

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