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Lauren McMahMorning homepage editor

Lauren has been a journalist for more than a decade, since graduating with a degree in communications from the University of Technology, Sydney. After completing her cadetship with NewsCorp, she worked at several of Sydney’s NewsLocal newspapers and as a senior reporter at mX, covering everything from national news and politics to travel, lifestyle and entertainment. She joined news.com.au as a news reporter in 2016, and is now the site’s Afternoon Homepage Editor.

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Flights

Lynley Baker was refused a job with Air NZ for having a back tattoo. Picture: Supplied

Tattoo that cost this woman a job

LYNLEY Baker seemed a shoo-in for a plum job with Air New Zealand. Until the company found out about the Tinker Bell tattoo on her back.

Travel Stories

Carrie Bickmore with her children Evie, three, and Ollie, 10. Picture: @bickmorecarrie

Carrie’s nightmare flight with the kids

LONG delays, hungry bellies, cries of boredom and mystery smells. Flying with kids can be hell, but luckily Carrie Bickmore has a good sense of humour.

Courts & Law

VC Ben Roberts-Smith on Cotton Tree beach on the Sunshine Coast. Pic Peter Wallis

War hero to sue over bullying allegations

DECORATED war hero Ben Roberts-Smith says he will sue Fairfax over “false and baseless” allegations of bullying, intimidation and violence.

Royals

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 05: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attends the Your Commonwealth Youth Challenge reception at Marlborough House on July 05, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Yui Mok - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Harry and Meghan’s lavish Sydney home

THE Duke and Duchess of Sussex are coming to Australia — and this is the multimillion-dollar villa in Sydney’s ritzy east where they’re tipped to be staying.

Hook ups and Break ups

British singer-songwriter Liam Payne (R) and partner Cheryl pose on the red carpet on arrival for the BRIT Awards 2018 in London on February 21, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Tolga AKMEN / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – NO POSTERS – NO MERCHANDISE– NO USE IN PUBLICATIONS DEVOTED TO ARTISTS

Liam Payne moves on with new girlfriend

JUST weeks after his split with Cheryl Cole, the One Direction star is going on secret dates with a much younger Instagram beauty.

Travel Incidents

Castellon, Spain - July 31, 2016: Small plane Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 Turbo Porter, taking off from Castellon de la Plana's airfield, on July 31th 2016. Inside, parachutists travel to do jumps.

Plane vanishes before landing in Indonesia

SEARCH crews are looking for a possible crash site in Indonesia’s Papua province after an aircraft went missing before it was due to land.

Travel Updates

Wine-drinking mum ‘illegally filmed staff’.

Dubai drops case against wine-drinking mum

DUBAI’S Attorney-General has revealed more details about the British mum who claimed she was jailed over a glass of in-flight wine.

Travel Stories

Jetstar's Dan Cooper is being hailed a legend for his awesome act of kindness.

Jetstar staffer’s ‘legend’ act

IT’S not often an airline worker makes the headlines for the right reasons, but not everyone is Dan Cooper.

Flights

Ellie Holman, 44, from Sevenoaks, Kent, was arrested by immigration officials after her eight hour flight touched down at Dubai International Airport for drinking a glass of wine on an Emirates flight. Picture: Supplied

Can you drink on flights to Dubai?

A BRITISH woman claims she was arrested in Dubai after drinking wine on her Emirates flight. So is this a problem now?

Travel Stories

Woman caught in gross public bubbler act

YOU will never be able to look at a communal drinking fountain the same away after a woman was caught doing this.

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