Natasha May

Afternoon Update: LA fires spread to Hollywood Hills; hiker’s survival skills praised; and drinking at Tolstoy’s house
Five dead and about 1,500 buildings destroyed in the city’s most destructive blaze on record to date
Australian students handed ‘wellbeing shots’ made by subsidiary of British American Tobacco – as experts fear new front in health wars
Experts say tobacco companies are turning to the booming wellness industry as a way of normalising more harmful products, and that some brands obscure or hide their ownership
An injured galah taught me that what makes something beautiful is also what makes it fragile
Perhaps it’s naive not to imagine that all of life itself is about accepting the fragility of how easily things break
Victorian Liberals to meet on senator’s future; Stoker says she’s ‘fine’ – as it happened
Urgent meeting called for this weekend after allegations raised against the senator in parliament. This blog is now closed
‘The modern-day gay icon’: Jennifer Coolidge delivers camp and delight to fans at Sydney’s Vivid festival
The White Lotus star and showrunner Mike White sat down to discuss her career renaissance at 61 and why she’s in a constant state of ‘pure denial’
PM declines to comment on Roberts-Smith ruling – as it happened
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Nurses union fined $350,000 for West Australian strike; Rex Patrick loses FOI challenge – as it happened
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ACTU will not push for spot on RBA board as review released – as it happened
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Myanmar backflip on Sean Turnell’s amnesty leaves government ‘deeply concerned’ – as it happened
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Chinese ambassador hails ‘very successful’ meeting – as it happened
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