The Editorial Team

Rebecca Le May has been a journalist for more than 20 years, including 13 years as a reporter and bureau chief for AAP in Perth. She started out her career as a finance reporter, then moved into general news, covering politics and courts. Rebecca now has a hybrid role with NCA NewsWire, covering both finance and general, and contributing to sub-editing. Fun fact: She is a keen photographer and her favourite subject is her cat. She can also recite The Young Ones word for word.

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NSW & ACT

A man has died after falling from a cliff near Sydney’s popular Coogee Beach and going into cardiac arrest.

Young man killed in beach cliff plunge

A 20-year-old man has died after falling from a cliff at a popular Sydney beach and going into cardiac arrest.

BreakingSA

Premier in iso after daughter gets Covid

One state’s leader has been plunged into isolation after having dinner with his daughter, who has since tested positive to the virus.

NSW & ACT

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos , JANUARY 05, 2022: NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet speaks to the media during a press conference in Glenquarie Town Centre. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Flavio Brancaleone

NSW records 45,098 cases, 9 Covid deaths

The state has notched up another record day of cases, with more than one in three people tested returning a positive result.

VIC

‘Brutal’: Stranger attacked over distancing

Shocking video shows a dad attacking a jogger in a park for getting too close to his family as Victoria’s Covid outbreak worsens.

AFL

Two rogue Demons fans jailed for sneaking into the AFL grand final have been released from prison. Hayden Burbank arrives at Melbourne Airport. Source 7News Melbourne

Jailed AFL fan apologises after WA border breach

The diehard Demons fan who snuck into WA to watch his team play in the AFL grand final has left jail with a contrite message.

UpdatedVIC

‘Concern’ as Vic’s Omicron numbers rise

The state’s daily case count has eased but remains alarmingly high as more cases of the highly transmissible variant are identified.

UPDATEDQLD

Queensland Chief Health Officer Dr John Gerrard providing COVID update at The Collective Store in Wynnum, Saturday, December 18, 2021 - Picture: Richard Walker

Qld’s warning as new cases jump to 42

Queensland has confirmed dozens of new local cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, health authorities have announced.

UpdatedNSW & ACT

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NEWSWIRE PHOTOS, DECEMBER 19, 2021: NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard speaks to the media during a press conference in Sydney. PICTURE: NCA NEWSWIRE / FLAVIO BRANCALEONE

Why NSW won’t release new Covid modelling

Brad Hazzard says it’s ‘not appropriate’ to release worrying research pointing to possibly 25,000 cases per day as numbers keep setting fresh records.

Money

Four ways to cash in this year

The New Year is usually when we vow to get fit and eat healthier, but it’s the perfect time to get your finances in tip-top shape.

VIC Crime

Image Of A Yellow L-Plate On White Car , Indicative Of A Learner Driver. Picture: iStock

Staggering speed hit by learner driver

A teenager faces multiple charges after allegedly driving almost 100km/h over the speed limit but ‘seemed more worried about having his brother’s car impounded’.

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