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Chantelle FrancisTravel reporter

Chantelle started out her career in journalism covering rural news at The Weekly Times, where she once got to play with miniature donkeys for work – yes, they really exist! Since then, her career highlights have included travelling to the US and UK to learn about the journalism and publishing industries there. In London, she covered Queen Elizabeth II’s death and funeral, where she spent 10 hours in the crowd! She is a 2020 News Corp Australia Young Journalist of the Year and a 2020 Walkley Young Australian Journalist of the Year Awards finalist.

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Australia’s panic move as Trump gambles

Australia is seeking talks with America “as soon as is humanly possible” after Donald Trump slapped new tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China.

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Aftermath of horror plane crash, explosion

The young girl who was tragically killed while travelling home from lifesaving treatment in a plane crash has been named.

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Underrated side of US Aussies must know

California is known for Hollywood, Disneyland and the Golden Gate Bridge – but this is where you need to go while it’s still a hidden gem.

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ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - JANUARY 30: (EDITORS NOTE: Image contains graphic content) Emergency response units assess airplane wreckage in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington Airport on January 30, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. An American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas collided with a helicopter while approaching Ronald Reagan National Airport. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Andrew Harnik / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

‘Golden rule’ broken before horror crash

Human error will be to blame for the deadly aviation disaster in Washington, DC, an Australian aviation expert says.

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TRAGIC FINAL POST: Rising star's eerie upload moments before crash

16yo’s chilling final post before DC crash

16-year-old ice skating hopeful Spencer Lane shared a photo from inside the plane just hours before it collided with a Black Hawk helicopter.

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ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - JANUARY 30: Emergency response units search the crash site of the American Airlines plane on the Potomac River after the plane crashed on approach to Reagan National Airport on January 30, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. The American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas collided with a military helicopter while approaching Ronald Reagan National Airport. Dozens of people are feared to have died in the midair collision. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Andrew Harnik / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

‘NO SURVIVORS’: Rescue turns to recovery as worst fears realised

The rescue effort has turned to a recovery effort, with officials indicating there are no survivors expected after Wednesday’s crash.

(FILES) People crowd the beach in Valencia on July 5, 2024. A record 94 million foreign tourists craving for sun, sand and culture flocked to Spain in 2024 as the sector drives the country's bullish economy, the tourism minister said on January 15, 2025. "In 2024, the forecast for international tourists is around 94 million, 10 percent more than 2023. Spain therefore continues to break records," Industry and Tourism Minister Jordi Hereu said in Madrid. (Photo by Jose Jordan / AFP)

Truth about nation’s ‘three-year tourist ban’

Spain is cracking down on tourism as tensions between locals and foreigners grow – but one measure is not as drastic as people have been led to believe.

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An American company designing a new passenger aircraft with the ability to fly from Melbourne to Los Angeles in just 8.5 hours has reached a significant milestone. Picture: Boom

Major update on flying Melb to LA in 8.5hrs

An American company has just got one massive step closer to a supersonic passenger plane that can cut flight times in half.

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Fire authorities work to extinguish a fire that broke out on an Air Busan passenger plane at Gimhae International Airport in Busan on January 28, 2025. The tail of a passenger aircraft caught fire at an international airport in South Korea's second-largest city on January 28, forcing the evacuation of 176 people on board, Yonhap news agency reported. (Photo by YONHAP / AFP) / - South Korea OUT / NO ARCHIVES - RESTRICTED TO SUBSCRIPTION USE

Plane with 176 people on board catches fire

A plane with 176 people on board has caught fire before takeoff in South Korea, just one month after the country’s worst aviation disaster killed 179 people.

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Australian Open

Alex Zverev was heckled by a protester.

What happened to woman who heckled star

More details have emerged about what happened to the woman who yelled out in protest during the Australian Open trophy ceremony.

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