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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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Scam messages being sent to parents. Picture: Reddit

Parents rocked by text scam amid Optus leak

Parents are warning each other not to fall victim to a clever text scam as the Optus data breach puts people on high alert.

Picture: CBS News Bay Area

Six injured in horror US school shooting

At least six people have been hospitalised after a shooting at a school near San Francisco.

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Travel Incidents

Rashonn Armstrong-Reilly died when he fell from a fifth-storey balcony at Nomads hostel. Picture: Go Fund Me

Devastation after young dad’s balcony death

A young dad has died falling from a fifth-floor balcony in Brisbane with the devastated family left to raise money for his funeral.

Russian soldiers patrol a street on April 11, 2022, in Volnovakha in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DNR). The picture was taken during a trip organized by the Russian military. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP)

Unsettling promise to Russians who fight

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church – a Vladimir Putin ally – has made a bold speech as the country recruits new soldiers.

Alma Smith has been fined for honking her car horn. Picture: 9News

Ridiculous reason grandmother fined $352

An 85-year-old woman has been left shocked after being slapped with a fine for doing something most drivers would think was totally OK.

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Ugly brawl erupts at Foot Locker opening

Video has captured the shocking moment a messy brawl broke out in a queue for the opening of a store in Sydney.

Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during an event to mark the 1160th anniversary of Russia's statehood in Veliky Novgorod on September 21, 2022. (Photo by Ilya PITALEV / SPUTNIK / AFP)

‘Legitimate concern’ over nuclear threat

Vladimir Putin has used some ominous language about Russia using nuclear weapons and one expert says we should be worried.

A protester being detained and Vladimir Putin. Pictures: AFP

Putin suffers embarrassing new blow

Russia has been forced to admit it has made a disgusting mistake in its troop call-up for Ukraine as citizens protest and flee the country.

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US President Joe Biden speaks as he meets with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York City on September 22, 2022. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP)

Biden’s huge call on Aus nuclear subs

The US is in talks to build Australia’s first nuclear-powered submarines to provide a fleet ASAP to respond to China’s growing military.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 19: Members of the crowd on The Mall listen during the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey on September 19, 2022 in London, England. Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born in Bruton Street, Mayfair, London on 21 April 1926. She married Prince Philip in 1947 and ascended the throne of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth on 6 February 1952 after the death of her Father, King George VI. Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on September 8, 2022, and is succeeded by her eldest son, King Charles III. (Photo by Mike Egerton - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Moment that brought crowd to tears

For the final time, Brits have waited overnight and stood in the streets for hours for their Queen in a day they will never forget.

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