http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/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. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:00:13 +0000 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:00:13 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/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 smell, every colour and I remember exactly what I was thinking as if it was just yesterday. It’s a horrible thing learning someone you love has died, and I still am completely in awe of those who passed on the news, and provided the support and care I needed at the time. Today news broke of a Western Australian family who yesterday learned their daughter had died in a car crash via a Facebook post. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Lanai Vasek) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/facebook-is-not-the-place-to-find-out-your-child-is-dead/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/facebook-is-not-the-place-to-find-out-your-child-is-dead/#item1443 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:30:08 +0000 Lanai Vasek | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/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 16. Thankfully, I wasn’t living with either of them at the time. I was removed from my mother’s care at age five and my relationship with my father was estranged since before I could remember. The very first night I spent in a foster home I was bullied. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Lanai Vasek) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/i-was-one-of-the-lucky-ones/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/i-was-one-of-the-lucky-ones/#item853 Sun, 09 Aug 2009 19:00:57 +0000 Lanai Vasek | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/public-enemies.-were-creating-them/ Hollywood Director Michael Mann probably never dreamed he would grow up and inspire movie-goers around the world to knock over a few banks with their mates. But seriously, I’m positive anyone who’s seen the latest Mann spectacular, Public Enemies, walked away thinking how cool they’d look robbing a bank with a band of Johnny Depp looking outlaws. In its first weekend at Aussie cinemas Public Enemies pulled in $3,151,046, knocking the latest wand-swishing Harry Potter installment from its number one spot. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Lanai Vasek) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/public-enemies.-were-creating-them/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/public-enemies.-were-creating-them/#item824 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:35:35 +0000 Lanai Vasek | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/my-name-is-lanai-and-im-a-twitterholic/ If our linguistically challenged forefathers had the option to Tweet their grunts and moans, I’m almost certainly positive they would. OK, maybe not. But I’m sure cavemen and women used to lay awake at night, stone and chisel in hand, thinking about the self-absorbed things they could etch for people in far away villages they would probably never meet. Hi, my name is (@newsbee) Lanai – and I’m a Twitterholic. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Lanai Vasek) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/my-name-is-lanai-and-im-a-twitterholic/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/my-name-is-lanai-and-im-a-twitterholic/#item665 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 18:35:34 +0000 Lanai Vasek | Author bios | The Punch