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Rebecca Le MayFinance reporter

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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Terrifying axe attack on sleeping men

Terrifying axe attack on sleeping men

An axe-wielding group of men have left a pair with ‘extensive serious injuries’ after smashing into their caravan park home and attacking them as they slept.

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Anti-vax protesters told to pack up

Anti-vax protesters told to pack up

Thousands of anti-vax protesters have been given a deadline to move on by Sunday evening – or else police could take action.

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - FEBRUARY 10, 2022. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk speaks during a press conference to provide a COVID update. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Dan Peled

Qld records more cases than NSW, VIC

Four people have died with the virus and 7311 new cases have been recorded in Queensland after officials revealed a ‘catastrophic’ situation had been avoided.

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

One sector up as ASX follows US lower

The ASX was a sea of red after Wall Street was hit hard by 40-year high inflation data, with just one local sector in the green.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos SEPTEMBER 16, 2021: Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics have revealed Australia's average first-home debt is $53,000 higher than a year ago. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Nikki Short

‘Plausible’ 2022 rate hike to ‘shock’ some

The head of Australia’s Reserve Bank has again conceded a rate hike this year is possible and will come as a shock to those without a ‘buffer’.

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

Bank helps ASX on winning streak

An ‘outbreak of optimism’ in overseas markets and an impressive quarterly result by National Australia Bank helped push the ASX higher.

Rooftops in Highland Park for house pricing story.

Why new-home buyers should be nervous

A surge in the cost of key building products could fuel already red-hot property price growth, renovation costs and even have insurance implications.

Other Industries

The key issues in the Upper Hunter By-Election are coal and jobs. Pictured is the Bayswater Power Station with steam coming from the cooling towers. Picture: David Swift

Top polluter blasted for ‘token’ coal effort

Australia’s biggest carbon emitter has brought forward closure dates for two coal-fired power stations, but green groups say it’s not soon enough.

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A used rapid antigen test, also known as a lateral flow test showing a positive test result for the Covid-19 coronavirus is photographed in Berlin on January 22, 2022. - Taking a test involves doing swab from inside your nostril or in your throat, depending on the test you are using, before mixing the swab with solution and dripping it onto a container with a test strip with antibodies specific to the Covid-19 virus painted on it in a thin line. If the testing strip detects the virus, it shows up as a red line next to the âTâ on the container, the line next to the âCâshould always be visible. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)

Huge change to RAT rules in WA

Western Australia’s health Minister has announced a big change to rapid antigen testing as the state recorded a surge in cases.

Other Industries

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos, OCTOBER 13 2021: Cafe Dzajko in Tempe was targeted after an anti-vaxxer took fire with a sign saying people required proof of vaccination to enter. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

Shocking graph exposes cafe crisis

A shocking new graph has revealed the extent of a major crisis confronting cafes in Sydney and Melbourne.

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