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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Australian Markets

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MARCH 24, 2021.ASX Generics in Sydney.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Jeremy Piper

ASX on four-day winning streak

The ASX rose for the fourth straight day, hovering around 13-month highs despite a negative lead from Wall Street overnight.

World Economy

Stack of Australian dollars, cash money generic

Big prediction for Australian economy

The economy is tipped to stage a major comeback this year after contracting sharply in 2020, with COVID-19 expected to leave fewer scars than the GFC.

Australian Markets

A board at the Australian Securities Exchamge (ASX) in Sydney on November 7, 2017, shows the Australian sharemarket breaking through above 6,000 for the first time since the financial crisis, pushing past a psychological barrier amid optimism about the global economy. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 briefly passed 6,000 in trading in Sydney in mid-day trade, after failing to pass that level after several attempts in recent years. / AFP PHOTO / WILLIAM WEST

ASX makes strong start to June quarter

The ASX staged a positive start to the new quarter today, with tech stocks like Zip Co racking up decent gains while lithium miners also gained ground.

Real Estate

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MARCH 24, 2021: An Aerial view of the Housing Market in the Western Sydney region where many homes have solar panels installed on the rooftops, Sydney Australia. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

‘Extraordinary’ growth in house prices

Australian residential property prices hit fresh record highs last month amid deepening fears affordability is slipping from the grasp of many.

Banking

Boss leaves scandal-plagued AMP

AMP’s boss has quit after just over two years at the helm of the ailing wealth giant in the wake of a sexual harassment scandal and fizzled out corporate deals.

Home

Consumer advocacy group Choice has scored four dishwashing liquid brands 'the same as water'. Supplied by Choice

Dud dishwashing liquids ‘same as water’

Washing dishes by hand is already a tiresome task, so steer clear of these detergent brands that have been deemed as useless as water.

Australian Markets

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MARCH 09, 2021 - The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) display in Sydney.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Christian Gilles

ASX up for sixth straight month

The ASX keeps powering higher, chalking up its sixth straight month of gains, with news coming from the US tonight possibly adding more momentum.

UpdatedTravel Updates

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NCA NewsWire Photos FEBRUARY, 4, 2021: Virgin Australia aircraft are seen on the tarmac at Sydney Domestic Airport, Sydney. Virgin Australia says the end of JobKeeper in March could signal a mass shedding of workers if no further support is provided to the struggling aviation industry which has been out of action for almost one year. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Bianca De Marchi

Virgin slams ‘hundreds stood down’ claim

Exactly what aviation workers feared would happen after the end of JobKeeper appears to be transpiring, but an airline ‘categorically denies’ the claim.

UPDATEDMusic Festivals

Australian legend Jimmy Barnes put on a stellar performance for nearly 5000 people at By the C at Park Beach Reserve on Saturday.

What to do with Bluesfest tickets

The iconic Byron Bay Bluesfest has been cancelled over fears it could become a COVID-19 powder keg. This is what to do with your tickets.

Retail

Supplied photograph of Officeworks in Browns Plains for COVID-19 tracing, August 23, 2020 - Picture: Supplied NO BYLINE

Shoppers ‘hysterical’ over store discovery

Shoppers flocked to Officeworks for desks during the pandemic, but there was also a frenzy for an item they didn’t realise was sold there.

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