Lanai Vasek
Lanai has always been the annoying kid in class who asked too many questions.
Born and bred on Sydney’s northern beaches she has an irrational fear of trains and British backpackers.
She likes Malcolm Turnbull’s ute, beating the competition and Christian Louboutin.
Lanai is the Business Owner editor at news.com.au.
She once had a cat named Salmon.
Articles by Lanai Vasek
Facebook is not the place to find out your child is dead
I still remember exactly where I was when I found out both my parents had passed away. I remember every…... Read more
I was one of the lucky ones
I’m an orphan. My mum committed suicide when I was seven and my dad had a heart-attack when I was…... Read more
Public enemies. We’re creating them
Hollywood Director Michael Mann probably never dreamed he would grow up and inspire movie-goers around the world to knock over…... Read more
My name is Lanai and I’m a Twitterholic
If our linguistically challenged forefathers had the option to Tweet their grunts and moans, I’m almost certainly positive they would.…... Read more
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