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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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos. MARCH 29, 2021: Victoria has begun its royal commission into Crown Resorts to determine if it should retain the gaming licence for its Melbourne casino. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Crosling

Embattled casino giant’s licensing win

Liquor licence extensions at Crown Sydney have guaranteed an ongoing cash stream for the beleaguered casino giant as it tries to regain its gaming permit.

Australian Economy

Portrait of adorable little boy in white shirt and jeans riding tricycle and pointing on rising graph drawn on concrete wall

State leaps ahead in economic rankings

One state economy has raced ahead, another has retained its top status and the most populous jurisdiction has its lowest ranking in years.

Australian Markets

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos APRIL, 14, 2021: A digital board at the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is seen in Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Joel Carrett

‘Uninspired, directionless’ ASX dips

The ASX eased despite a positive US lead, with retailers and travel stocks among the laggards, but Fortescue rose amid high iron ore prices.

Interiors

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Don’t make these home heating mistakes

As the weather cools, Australians are cranking up their home heating. But plenty are making big mistakes that waste money.

Real Estate

A house for sale owned by Damion Flower's wife Camilla Flower in Elouera Crescent, Moorebank, today.Picture:Justin Lloyd

Big change coming to housing market

Australian house prices are expected to keep rising, but there are plenty of signs suggesting it won’t be at the ‘unsustainable’ pace of recent months.

UpdatedHealth & Safety

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos APRIL 25, 2021: The Premier of Western Australia, Mark McGowan speaks to the waiting media after the State Government ordered a three day lockdown when a man was found to be Covid positive after leaving hotel quarantine. NCA NewsWire / Tony McDonough

Furious Premier slams India travel

Mark McGowan has won a battle with the federal government, lost another and lashed a traveller who brought COVID-19 back from India.

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos 3rd February 2021: A family take a walk on Beaufort Street in Highgate, just north of downtown, during day 3 of Perth's COVID Lockdown..Picture: NCA NewsWire /Philip Gostelow

‘Selfish’ put tourist spots at virus risk

‘Selfish’ Perth people fled to the regions hours before lockdown kicked in as the government scrambled to retrospectively tighten the rules.

QLD

Defence force personnel in PPE at the Mercure Hotel, North Quay, Brisbane. Photographer: Liam Kidston

‘Double mutant’ strain found in hotels

The so-called ‘double mutant’ strain of coronavirus, which may be fuelling India’s devastating outbreak, has been detected in a state’s quarantine hotels.

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Man ‘pulls knife’ on cops over mask

A violent incident exploded after police ordered a man to wear a face mask during a snap lockdown.

UpdatedHealth Problems

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - MARCH 31, 2021.A woman is swabbed at a COVID-19 testing drive-through clinic in Brisbane. Greater Brisbane has been placed in three-day lockdown due to a growing covid cluster.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Dan Peled

‘Too early’: Premier silent on lockdown end

WA Premier Mark McGowan has refused to say whether the snap three-day lockdown will end on Tuesday as planned, despite no new locally-acquired cases.

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