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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VIC

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos. Wild weather hits Victoria with heavy winds and rain. A tree held up by power lines hangs over a car in Mt Evelyn. June 10, 2021: Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Crosling

Thousands left in dark after storm

More than 1400 Victorian households will be stuck without power until July 10 after devastating storms left a colossal path of damage.

Australian Markets

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos June 3, 2021: The opening of the ASX this morning with a mix of red and green on the board. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Swift

ASX racks up best weekly run this year

The ASX racked up its fifth straight weekly gain as investors abandoned resources stocks and piled back into the ‘risky’ tech sector.

Bangkok, Thailand - February 22, 2017 : Apple iPhone5s showing its screen with popular social network applications. KiK LINE Flickr WhatsApp Snapchat Weibo istock

Detective’s ‘embarrassing’ Snapchat mistake

An award-winning detective let ‘his curiosity get the better of him’ after meeting a woman on Snapchat, leading him to do ‘something stupid’.

UpdatedMoney

Stacks of gold coins of varying heights, Australian money generic

More than 2.2m Aussies get pay rise

More than 2.2 million Australians are set to receive a pay rise after a key group of workers were deemed to be due for an increase.

Australian Markets

ASX breaks record level before China move bites

The benchmark index of the ASX pierced a level never reached before then pulled back after China’s latest trade move hit local mining stocks.

Retail

Coles Earville Store Manager Josh McGinniskin at the store Click & Collect pickup area. PICTURE: STEWART MCLEAN

Coles rolls out more drive-throughs

Click and collect shopping has become even more convenient, with supermarket giant Coles rolling out drive-throughs and planning plenty more.

Innovation

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos April 23, 2021: Signs on doors and windows of buy now pay later stocks in Rundle Mall Adelaide. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Mariuz

Refund wait times to shrink dramatically

Ever waited 90 days to get your cash back from a product refund? Many have. But that’s set to be a thing of the past.

Australian Markets

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos APRIL, 15, 2021: General coverage of the Australian Stock Exchange in Sydney as the ASX hits 12 month highs and Bitcoin breaks new records. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Flavio Brancaleone

ASX starts short week with a bang

The ASX rocketed to yet another record high as various blue-chip and smaller stocks pushed to fresh all-time peaks.

Other Industries

8th of October 2020: Billionaire James Packer will front a government inquiry over his casino interests appearing via video link from his luxury mega-yacht IJE in the Pacific Ocean., , From source: , https://www.nswcasinoinquiry.com/submissions-hearings

Offer to get Packer out of Crown revised

The US firm that has offered Crown billions so it can buy out James Packer’s major shareholding seeks to take a 9.99 per cent interest in the casino giant.

Retail

Man holding shopping bags with presents on the street

How shopping habits are changing

Shoppers have stopped snapping up certain products they were going nuts for last year and started spending their significant savings elsewhere.

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