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The pressure to look like other divers led Anabelle Smith to a low place

Diver Anabelle Smith felt pressure to look a certain way as a young diver, which affected her mental and physical health. 
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Diver Anabelle Smith, wearing a blue singlet, is standing on pool deck with diving boards behind her, smiling at the camera.

Firearms, cash and explosives seized in Melbourne, three arrested including alleged Russian organised crime member

Three men have been arrested after more than 40 guns, sophisticated explosive devices and $1 million in cash were seized across Melbourne. 
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Wedding guests, medical conference attendees among 140 ill after Melbourne venue gastro outbreak

At least 140 people have reported falling ill following two gastro outbreaks at a function venue in Melbourne's inner south.
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A wedding table complete with plates and flowers at Euroa Butter Factory.

Verstappen takes pole at Australian Grand Prix, Piastri struggles in Melbourne

World champion Max Verstappen will start from pole position at the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix as local hope Oscar Piastri endures a tough day at Melbourne's Albert Park circuit.
Max Verstappen waves to the crowd with his left hand at the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix.

Daniel Ricciardo, in Melbourne for the F1 grand prix, makes a pit stop at school to support disengaged learners

Racing driver Daniel Ricciardo is one of Australia’s highest-profile athletes, but he could've fallen through the cracks at school. He wants to make sure that doesn't happen to the next generation.
Harper and Daniel standing together and smiling broadly in a classroom.

World champ Kerley shows swagger in convincing Melbourne win, Aussie long jumper upstages favourites

Fred Kerley thrills the Lakeside Stadium crowd with some showboating theatrics on his way to victory in the men's 200 metres, while young Australian Samantha Dale beats a world-class field in the women's long jump.
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Fred Kerley raises a finger as he celebrates winning the men's 200m at the Maurie Plant Meet.

analysis:The Victorian Greens have a big opportunity in November. Can the party grab the chance?

The Victorian Greens' chances of picking up extra inner-city seats at November's state election are strong, but the rhetoric from leader Samantha Ratnam is more reserved than it was before the 2018 poll.
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Samantha Ratnam holds a piece of paper while speaking to a crowd

'A number and a pay cheque': Daughter's fight for justice after mother left lying dead in supported living

The daughter of a woman who lay dead for more than two hours on the ground of a supported residential service calls for changes to the system that "failed" her mother, after giving devastating evidence at the disability royal commission.
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Georgia Wilson looks solemn in a portrait taken outside a yellow building in Parramatta.

Want to lift your mood, physical health and get the kids involved? This might be the answer

Isobel, 11, is a regular volunteer at parkrun and loves it. So do many others, who say it improves their mental and physical health, and just makes them happier overall.
Isobel McKeown looks at a phone and speaks to a man.

It paved the way for Bluey — but most likely would not be made today

Wildly ambitious, staffed by rookies — including a young Rove McManus — plagued by disagreements over scripts, it is a wonder Li'l Elvis and the Truckstoppers got made — but, 25 years on, fans of the animated series have new reason to celebrate.
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Li'l Elvis and Rove McManus.

New mother left in a 'very bad' financial position after her fertility clinic employer withheld parental pay

Sarah says she struggled financially after her employer, Pagoda Tree Clinic, refused to pass on parental leave entitlements paid by the federal government. 
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A yellow sign for The Pagoda Tree behind a window.

Australian Grand Prix to dodge Djokovic drama with blanket ban on vaccination exemptions

Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix chief Andrew Westacott says anyone competing in the event must be "100 per cent vaccinated and there won't be an exemption sought for anyone from anyone".
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Formula 1 cars line up at the start of the 2019 Australian Grand Prix.

Krystina Emmanouilides finds her way in the world of motorsport and wants more women to follow

From Melbourne to Oxford and now Zurich, Krystina Emmanouilides has worked her way onto Alfa Romeo's ORLEN Formula 1 team and she wants more women to follow.
Krystina Emmanouilides stands in front of formula one cars with her hands on her hips.

Dozens of new exposure sites listed in Victoria, some dating back more than a week

Victoria's list of COVID-19 exposure sites grows to about 500 venues, with the spread of possible venues of concern now right across Melbourne.
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The entrance to the Royal Women's Hospital in Melbourne.

Victoria's COVID exposure sites reach more parts of Melbourne

Victoria's list of COVID-19 exposure sites balloons to more than 450 venues stretched across dozens of suburbs.
A large sign above a road says 'CHADSTONE'.

South Melbourne Market added to Victoria's growing list of COVID-19 exposure sites

There are now more than 400 venues listed as exposure sites in Victoria, after dozens more were added to the list on Thursday night. South Melbourne Market is closed after a number of its stores were listed as tier 1 sites.
A cloudy grey sky hangs over a closed South Melbourne Market, viewed from the street.

Postponed Australian F1 Grand Prix cancelled again after 'slower than forecast' vaccine rollout

The race — normally held in March — had already been postponed to November in the hope that a deal could be reached to bring the event to Australia.
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Sebastian Vettel in action in the Australian F1 Grand Prix

Travellers at Melbourne CBD Holiday Inn 'health hotel' transferred after water damage

Residents at the Holiday Inn on Flinders Lane, a quarantine hotel for COVID-positive patients, are transferred to another facility after water damaged the facility over the weekend.
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A large red bus outside an inner city hotel, with two police officers and and two people in high-vis standing out the front.

Police arrest man over Bourke Street Mall vehicle incident

Police arrest a 20-year-old man in Ballarat over last week's Bourke Street Mall incident, in which a car sped away from police through central Melbourne.
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A blue and white strip of police tape is wrapped around steel bollards at a CBD open pedestrian mall.

Police 'confident' they will catch driver and passenger who sped down Bourke Street Mall

Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner Luke Cornelius describes the driver and passenger involved in Thursday's incident as Caucasian males in their late teens or early 20s and says he is "confident" they will be tracked down.
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Blurry vision of a dark green sedan driving along the tram tracks in front of shops in Bourke Street Mall.

Daniel Andrews apologises for tennis quarantine hotel PPE mess

Daniel Andrews contradicts one of his own ministers when he says the discarded protective gear was strewn across the footpath because a garbage truck was late to pick up overflowing biohazard bins.
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Face masks and other bits of rubbish on a suburban street at night.

Neville says discarded PPE near Australian Open hotel did not come from quarantine agency

The Victorian Government refutes the suggestion that discarded face masks found by residents near an Australian Open quarantine hotel may have come from its COVID-19 quarantine agency.
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Lisa Neville addresses journalists at an outdoors press conference.

How Victoria plans to manage the COVID risk at the Australian Open

From Thursday, the first of roughly 1,200 tennis players and officials will start arriving in Melbourne for the Australian Open tournament. So what will the "strictest program in the world" for tennis players look like?
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A cap-wearing tennis player holds a big trophy after winning her first Grand Slam title.

Melbourne natural fertility clinic accused of withholding government-funded parental leave

The owner of a Melbourne fertility clinic is accused of withholding thousands of dollars in government-funded parental leave payments from one of its staff and has been temporarily banned from practicing.
Natalie Kringoudis sitting in a cane chair and smiling at the camera.

Residents moved from two Victorian care centres as COVID-19 death toll climbs

Residents from an aged care facility and a metal health centre, both in Melbourne, are relocated due to coronavirus outbreaks.
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People in protective suits remove gear from the back of a car