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Remy Varga is a Sydney based reporter for The Nightly, with an interest in business journalism and national stories. She has worked on special investigations, high profile court cases, and covered two federal elections and Melbourne’s six lockdowns over the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Australian breaker Rachael Gunn, also known as Raygun, during the B-Girls Round Robin breaking competition at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

The NightlyThe breakdancer who missed Olympics thanks to Raygun

Video of an Australian breakdancer who lost to Rachael Gunn during Olympic qualifiers has gone viral as a petition slamming the breakdancer known as ‘Raygun’ was removed due to defamation concerns. 

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The average house price in Australia’s capital cities increased by about 173 per cent over the past two decades, according to CoreLogic.

The Nightly Five things you need to do to prep for retirement

It’s not easy preparing for retirement as home prices, rents and the general cost of living rise faster than wages. Here are five things you need to do now.

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The grim reality of share house living is keeping Australians from purchasing or renting their own homes and even starting their own families.

THE NIGHTLYRental nightmare puts Aussie home and family plans in limbo

Part two of The Nightly’s special series looks at how the accommodation crisis is keeping more Australians in sharehouses as their plans to start families in their own homes slip further out of reach.

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A 'spaghetti web' of different governments have left Australia facing one of the world's lowest levels of housing stock.

The NightlyThe ‘spaghetti web’ strangling Australia’s housing system

A ‘spaghetti web’ of different levels of government that has hamstrung Australia’s housing system for decades has now left the nation facing one of the lowest levels of housing stock in the developed world. 

Remy Varga

Channel NINE CEO Mike Sneesby talks to 7NEWS reporters in Paris.

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Inside the luxury hotel graced by Nine’s top brass

Nine was quoted $1.2 million for its executive leadership and star talent to stay at a luxury hotel in Paris that leaked internal documents describe as ‘similar to Paddington’. 

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Petrol prices vary wildly from state to state. Remy Varga explores why.

The NightlyREVEALED: Why WA has the cheapest petrol in the country

When and where Aussie motorists choose to top up their tank will determine how much they pay — and the difference can be as much as $50.

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The aircraft came down in the Douglas Daly region and was part of the Royal Australian Airforce’s Pitch Black exercise.

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Aircraft crashes during military exercise in the NT

An aircraft has crashed near Darwin in the Northern Territory during a biennial military exercise that brings together crews from 20 countries. 

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Australian Federal Police Commander Kate Ferry said two people had been arrested in Sydney after an international investigation into an alleged sex trafficking ring.

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AFP bust sex trafficking ring that had 17yo in NSW brothel

Multiple potential victims, including a 17-year-old girl, have been removed from potential sexual exploration at a NSW brothel following a transnational investigation by the Australian Federal Police.

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The couple were found at a hotel in the province of Cavite south of the capital of Manila. 

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Shock details emerge after Aussies found dead in Philippines

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is providing consular assistance after the bodies of two Australians were found in the Philippines. 

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Police have taken a teenager into custody after he allegedly stabbed a man in his neck and back at the entrance to Sydney University.

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Terror links probed after teen’s alleged uni knife attack

Police are investigating whether a 14-year-old boy who allegedly stabbed a Sydney University student early Tuesday had been groomed online by extremists.

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About 69 per cent of Australians support extending anti-siphoning laws to digital services, with less than a third of people watching television exclusively via an aerial. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)

PoliticsVideo‘Reflect this reality’: Costly TV warning for sports fans

More than two-thirds of Australians are now watching television digitally, with research sparking warnings that proposed laws will rob millions of viewers of the opportunity to watch sport for free. 

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Rowan with his mum Sophie Roome.

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Family’s heartfelt tribute to ‘beautiful boy’ killed by dad

The family of a toddler killed by his father in a suspected murder-suicide in Lismore say they are grappling with incomprehensible grief after the two-year-old was killed in ‘an evil and cowardly act’.

Remy Varga and David Johns