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

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JANUARY 18, 2021: Consumer confidence is down due to the Covid surge according to a recently survey. Shoppers are pictured in Sydney's Pitt Street Mall today. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Swift

Surprising winner after Covid surge

Aussies rushed out of their homes to shop, dine and be entertained after emerging from Delta lockdowns in November but there was one industry to come out on top.

Technology

Data farming ‘worse than state Big Brother’?

There are big privacy concerns around an overhaul of Australia’s surveillance laws, but companies collecting and on-selling your personal data should be more worrying, a top bureaucrat says.

Australian Markets

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

Gold dazzles as ASX inches higher

The ASX crept into the green as energy producers Woodside and Santos booked record numbers, while gold miners shone brightly.

Work

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 2: 'Now Hiring' signage is displayed on the entrance to a McDonald's restaurant in Lower Manhattan, June 2, 2017 in New York City. While U.S. unemployment has hit it lowest level since 2001 at 4.3 percent for May, the U.S. economy added only 138,000 jobs last month and many Americans have stopped looking for work. Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Why you’re in for a payrise in 2022

Jobseekers are enjoying the best labour market in almost 14 years, with the unemployment rate falling further as employers scramble to secure workers.

Australian Markets

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos November 3, 2021: General scenes from the Australian Stock Exchange in Sydney.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Jeremy Piper

ASX firmly red after Wall Street tumbles

The local bourse went south after US markets copped a battering amid concerns the Federal Reserve will aggressively hike interest rates as inflation surges.

UpdatedFinance

Why opening WA won’t be good for all

Covid-19 staff shortages have already dented BHP’s iron ore and coal output in WA and Queensland, even before the west opens the border floodgates.

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 treads water with no US lead

The ASX finished barely changed despite a positive start, with Redbubble tanking on a profit plunge, while JB Hi-Fi jumped higher.

Interiors

Revealed: Favourite IKEA spends

The Swedish retailing giant has revealed its trend predictions for 2022 – and it’s all about decluttering.

Retail

a male taking money out of a wallet, Australian cash generic spending

One thing Aussies are spending more on

There’s been a bigger than usual post-Christmas slump in spending, as Omicron weighs heavily on shoppers’ minds. But there’s one thing Aussies are spending more on.

UpdatedWA

PERTH , AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos NOVEMBER 3, 2021. An emotional Premier Mark McGowan reacts to the news of Cleo Smith safe rescue. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Sharon Smith

‘Fortress WA’ expands mask rule as cases rise

The South West has been added to WA’s masks mandate as the state records more cases, including one who was infectious in the community.

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