Two teen drivers die in head-on crash near Beaudesert
Both were the drivers and sole occupants of their cars at the time.
Rebecca Masters started her career as a crime and court reporter for the Tweed Daily News in 2011 before working in magazines and custom publications on the Gold Coast.
In 2014, she moved to Sydney to join 9news.com.au, where she covered everything from federal elections and leadership spills to terror attacks and natural disasters.
In late 2017, Rebecca relocated to Nine’s Brisbane newsroom, where she was responsible for coordinating digital coverage of major news events such as the 2017 Queensland election and the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, as well as day-to-day reporting of the issues important to Queenslanders.
She is now based on the Gold Coast.
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Both were the drivers and sole occupants of their cars at the time.
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