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Rhiannon Down is a political reporter in The Australian’s Canberra bureau. She began her career at the paper in the Sydney bureau, where she covered mostly courts and crime, after joining the newspaper as a cadet.

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Vaccine probeNation

Investigation into post-jab death

Federal health authorities are investigating the death of a NSW resident just days after taking a COVID vaccine.

Rhiannon Down and JESS MALCOLM

infightingPolitics

Senator Pauline Hanson at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith

One Nation dirty linen in court

A sex scandal that plunged the One Nation party into bitter infighting has spilt into the Federal Court, with a former senator making two appearances on Thursday.

Rhiannon Down

FLOOD DISASTERNation

NSW FLOODS - Port Macquarie aerials. , NSW SES Port Macquarie Unit, 22tSrf pMlarcohdanshS matodi 1le4:recde3Sda1cl · , Pictures just in of aerial reconnaissance along the coastline of Port Macquarie. It's so heartbreaking , NSW SES Mid North Coast NSW SES Port Macquarie Westport Club Port Jet, Picture: NSW SES Port Macquarie Unit

Flooding likely to cost more than $1bn

The economic impact of a once in 50-year-flood that devastated much of NSW and south east Queensland last month is estimated to have surpassed the billion dollar mark.

Rhiannon Down

Nation

14/4/21: Van Thanh Pham at his Vietnamese Pho' Pasteur restaurant in Parramatta. John Feder/The Australian

After hard knocks, optimism is on menu

Restaurateur Van Thanh Pham has experienced more than his fair share of hard knocks in his lifetime.

Rhiannon Down

EconomyEconomics

Fashion retailers Nicola and Orlando Reindorf just re-opened The Standard Store in Surry Hills after a tumultuous year. They lost their old premises and had a tough time during COVID, and have been impacted by floods, robbery etc, but they have now brought a new retail space and opened this weekend. They say they feel optimistic about the future now and have gotten a good response from the community.Jane Dempster/The Australian.

March to recovery gathers pace

Record corporate operating conditions suggest a smooth transition from emergency stimulus to private sector-led growth is underway.

Patrick Commins and Rhiannon Down

Alleged war crimesNation

Ben Roberts-Smith in a photo with a soldier drinking from the prosthetic leg of a killed Afghan man. Picture: 60 Minutes

War hero hits back at bombshell report

Ben Roberts-Smith accuses Nine of trying to intimidate him into not proceeding with a defamation suit.

Rhiannon Down

property marketNation

Auction of 226 Kilgour St, Geelong. Marcus Falconer.

Clearance rates still have a spring in their step

Auction clearance rates have remained strong this weekend, as the market cools off slightly after a month of record breaking sales.

Rhiannon Down

CATHOLIC CHURCHNation

Catholics mourn ‘down-to-earth diplomat’

Australian Cardinal Edward Cassidy has died in Newcastle at the age of 96, after more than 70 years of service that saw him become one of the nation’s most high-ranking Vatican officials.

Rhiannon Down

WA cycloneNation

WA town of Waggrakine hit by Ex-tropical cyclone Mangga. Picture: City of Greater Geraldton

Potential for devastation ‘high’

WA authorities have warned that looming Cyclone Seroja may bring torrential rain and winds as strong as 150km/h on Sunday.

Rhiannon Down

LIVE: PoliticsNowNation

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos APRIL, 10, 2021: The Australian Federation Guard has fired a 41 gun salute from the forecourt of Parliament House to mark the passing of His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh.Picture: NCA NewsWire/Gary Ramage

CMOs to plan reopening of global borders

Plans are to be drawn up for further reopening of Australia’s global borders. Buckingham Palace says Prince Harry will be at grandfather Philip’s funeral next Saturday.

John Ferguson and Rhiannon Down

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