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Melissa Iaria worked in suburban and regional journalism before joining the Australian Associated Press for a 13-year career, serving as Melbourne chief of staff and reporting on courts, politics, entertainment and everything in between. She loves breaking news, quirky stories and travel. Contact: melissa.iaria1@news.com.au

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Australian Economy

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 05: A signboard of a property for sale in McMahons Point on May 05, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. The Reserve Bank of Australia announced a cash rate increase from 0.1 per cent to 0.35 per cent on Tuesday. It is the first rate increase since November 2010. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)

When will interest rates in Australia peak?

The central banks of New Zealand and Korea have just hiked their interest rates, but what will this mean for Australia?

Banking

EMBARGO 12.01AM May 18: Square will introduce AfterPay payments at its point of sales system across Australian and the US on Wednesday. Picture: Supplied

Staggering plunge as Zip merger abandoned

The full extent of the dramatic drop in value of the buy now, pay later sector has been revealed as a $491 million merger has fallen through.

Retail

Kmart and Bunnings under investigation

Two Aussie retail giants are being investigated by the privacy regulator for the way they handle customers’ personal information.

UpdatedPolitics

‘Where’s your mask?’: Albo cops it

Anthony Albanese has received another Covid booster shot but his failure to wear a mask has left some people fuming.

VIC Courts & Law

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos September 24, 2021: Prepared Pfizer Vaccines at the Drive-Through COVID-19 Vaccination Hub at Belmore Sports Ground, Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire / James Gourley

Nurse allegedly worked while Covid positive

A nurse who turned up to work despite allegedly being instructed not to is now facing potential jail time and a huge fine.

Retail

(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 27, 2019 Amazon workers sort and pack items at the Amazon Fulfilment Centre in Peterborough, east England, as preparations are underway for the annual Black Friday Sale. - Amazon, supported by the e-commerce boom with the Covid-19 pandemic, created 25,000 permanent jobs in the UK last year, far more than the 10,000 new positions the group initially planned in the country, announced Amazon on February 2, 2022. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP)

Mammoth 65-hour online sale goes live

Millions of Aussie shoppers are expected to scour for bargains as a 65-hour online sale goes live with more than 100,000 items on sale.

World

Men wrestling on a bed in Sri Lanka prime minister's residence.

Crazy act on Sri Lankan PM’s bed

Wild images continue to emerge of protesters occupying the Sri Lanka’s official residences after a dramatic takeover on the weekend.

Health Problems

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos, MAY 31, 2022. A Chemist in Collingwood with flu vaccines ahead of the Victorian government announcing the jabs will be free from tomorrow. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Crosling

State’s ‘expensive’ vaccine problem

The way some vaccines are being stored and handled has developed into a very costly immunisation issue for one Australian state.

Environment

Part of a house on the Hawkesbury in Sydney's north west has crumbled away due to flooding. Source: Twitter @helenelambetsos

Shocking image of flood-smashed home

One image reveals the devastation caused by a major landslide in a community smashed by floodwaters and wild weather.

Health Problems

Pediatrician makes vaccination to small boy

Latest weird thing from anti-vax capital

It’s been dubbed the anti-vax capital of Australia, and now this is the latest weird thing to emerge from northern NSW.

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