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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Retail

Bunnings creating cool new stores

Wesfarmers is transforming its new acquisition, a specialty chain for tradies. And it is heavily focusing on one state before expanding.

BreakingCourts & Law

‘Sad end’ for axed Qantas workers

Ground staff made redundant due to outsourcing have failed in their court bid to get their jobs back, but their union has vowed to appeal.

Australian Markets

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos November 23, 2021: Information boards at the Australian Securities Exchange, Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire / James Gourley

Gold, iron ore, banks stocks lift ASX

The local tech sector followed Wall Street’s Nasdaq lower, but the resources sector and banks helped the ASX to a modest rise.

Superannuation

CASH SPLASH: Businesses Instant Asset Write-Off Scheme extended til December.

‘No place to hide’: Dud funds named

If the people managing your nest egg aren’t doing a good job, check out the latest data from the regulator who has vowed more ‘relentless’ scrutiny.

NSW & ACT

(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 13, 2019 US singer Taylor Swift performs onstage during the Z100's iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2019 at Madison Square Garden in New York. - After nearly 50 years as the longest number one hit of all time, it's finally time to say bye, bye Miss American Pie. Taylor Swift unseated Don McLean's 8-minute, 42-second epic about the day the music died with her 10-minute, 13-second version of her smash hit "All Too Well (Taylor's Version)", which soared to take the number one spot on the top songs chart this week, according to industry tracker Billboard. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP)

Urgent alert after Taylor Swift party

Authorities are urgently contacting 600 people who went to a Taylor Swift album party in Sydney after 97 cases were linked to the event.

Australian Markets

Strong jobs numbers ‘toxic’ for ASX

The RBA can keep insisting rate hikes won’t come in 2022, but the ASX isn’t buying it, with strong jobs numbers fuelling bets it will do just that.

Interest Rates

RBA responds to interest rate moves

Commercial banks keep increasing fixed interest rates, with CBA the latest to do so, but the central bank insists it won’t move next year.

Money

ASIC have found some investment shortcomings.

‘Nasty’ scheme’s victims ‘couch surfing at 80’

A feisty consumer advocate warns victims of a rent-for-life scam will rise up and demand a royal commission if not compensated.

Australian Markets

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos November 23, 2021: A multiple exposure photo showing Information boards at the Australian Securities Exchange, Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire / James Gourley

ASX sinks into a sea of red

The ASX closed firmly lower with losses across the board, but supermarkets saw action and Helloworld rocketed on a Corporate Travel deal.

UpdatedWorld Markets

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos NOVEMBER 25, 2021: Stock photos of the ASX branding in Sydney today. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Swift

‘Extraordinary’ growth dwarfs ASX gains

Australia’s benchmark stock market index is up about 10.5 per cent for the calendar year to date. So how does it stack up against Wall Street?

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