Alisha Rouse

Sydney

Editor at Crikey

Editor @Crikey_news. Ex-Holt St, Fleet St, forever bothering people for stories.

Articles

Don't panic! But there's young women with phones in Parliament! And it creates a better politics

1 month ago | crikey.com.au | Alisha Rouse

The budget lock-up is sacred political territory. Journalists sweat over hundreds of pages in an internet-free chamber, carefully crafting the stories that will set the nation’s agenda for months to come. But this year, something was different: 13 influencers walked through the doors and sent metaphorical papers flying through the corridors of Parliament House.
Greetings from Crikey's new editor

2 months ago | crikey.com.au | Alisha Rouse

Readers, what a time to meet you all. We’re on the cusp of a tightly fought election, the tech oligarchs have taken a front-row seat overseas, and the political and media landscape is shifting before our eyes. What better time to introduce myself as Crikey’s new editor?
Perfect long weekend getaway idea: Cradle Mountain, Tasmania

Feb 8, 2025 | news.com.au | Alisha Rouse

We’ve all been there. You’ve got a long weekend off work, and rather than the same coastal town you go to every time you’re bored of home, you’re desperate to try something … different. An adventure. With a flight of just under two hours from Sydney, an hour from Melbourne, and even just four hours from Perth, Tasmania’s Cradle Mountain could be everything you want.
Inside insane details at Raffles Hotel Singapore

Feb 8, 2025 | news.com.au | Alisha Rouse

With a 900kg crystal chandelier worth $1.2 million, a legendary tale of a tiger shot on the grounds, and silverware saved from Nazi plunderers buried in the garden, it’s far from your ordinary hotel. Raffles in Singapore, undoubtedly one of the most famous hotels in the world, is synonymous with luxury and elegance, having hosted the world’s grandest guests including the late Queen, Elizabeth Taylor and Ava Gardner.
Major update on stranger who poured hot coffee on 9mo baby at Queensland park

Oct 3, 2024 | geelongadvertiser.com.au | Sarah Keoghan |Alisha Rouse

The Chinese national suspected of pouring hot coffee on a baby in a park wanted “revenge on white people” after he was denied another Australian visa, a friend in China has claimed. Baby Luka was with his mum in Hanlon Park on August 27 when a man, who the family had never met, poured hot coffee on the baby before fleeing - leaving him with life-changing injuries. Want to join the family? Sign up to our Kidspot newsletter for more stories like this.
Major update on stranger who poured hot coffee on 9mo baby at Queensland park

Oct 3, 2024 | cairnspost.com.au | Sarah Keoghan |Alisha Rouse

The Chinese national suspected of pouring hot coffee on a baby in a park wanted “revenge on white people” after he was denied another Australian visa, a friend in China has claimed. Baby Luka was with his mum in Hanlon Park on August 27 when a man, who the family had never met, poured hot coffee on the baby before fleeing - leaving him with life-changing injuries. Want to join the family? Sign up to our Kidspot newsletter for more stories like this.
Major update on stranger who poured hot coffee on 9mo baby at Queensland park

Oct 3, 2024 | townsvillebulletin.com.au | Sarah Keoghan |Alisha Rouse

The Chinese national suspected of pouring hot coffee on a baby in a park wanted “revenge on white people” after he was denied another Australian visa, a friend in China has claimed. Baby Luka was with his mum in Hanlon Park on August 27 when a man, who the family had never met, poured hot coffee on the baby before fleeing - leaving him with life-changing injuries. Want to join the family? Sign up to our Kidspot newsletter for more stories like this.
Iran ‘preparing imminent strike on Israel’

Oct 1, 2024 | townsvillebulletin.com.au | Brielle Burns |Alisha Rouse |Benedict Brook |Alex Blair

Iran is preparing an “imminent” missile strike on Israel, a senior White House official has said. It comes after Israeli soldiers entered Lebanon overnight on Tuesday in a huge escalation of events which global leaders fear could lead to a wider war in the Middle East.
Israel launches ‘ground invasion’ of Lebanon

Sep 30, 2024 | cairnspost.com.au | Brielle Burns |Alisha Rouse |Benedict Brook

Israeli soldiers have entered Lebanon in a huge escalation of events which global leaders fear could lead to a wider war in the Middle East. The southern suburbs of the capital Beirut are also being bombarded by warplanes, with thousands told to evacuate, as soldiers began their ground invasion of the country’s southern border in the early hours of Tuesday morning local time.
Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial: Court hears of Canberra night out with Brittany Higgins

Apr 14, 2024 | cairnspost.com.au | Alisha Rouse

Bruce Lehrmann was “hell-bent” on having sex with Brittany Higgins regardless of whether she consented after the pair “hooked up” at a Canberra nightclub, a judge has found. Giving his findings in Mr Lehrmann’s bombshell defamation trial against Channel 10 and Lisa Wilkinson, Justice Michael Lee went into detailed findings about the night in question, March 22, 2019, before finding that Mr Lehrmann raped Ms Higgins.