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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.

'Caring and humorous person': Man charged with murder after woman's body found at Sydney home

The family of Christine Rakic remembers her as a "caring and humorous person" after her former husband is charged with her murder.
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Christine Rakic

Woman killed in Sydney's west in apparent incidence of domestic violence

Christine Rakic was found dead in the home of her estranged husband in Rooty Hill. He is in a coma with injuries police believe are self-inflicted.
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Duration: 1 minute 34 seconds

Murder investigation underway after Sydney woman found dead in suspected domestic violence incident

The body of Christine Rakic was found in a Rooty Hill home last night while her estranged husband was discovered at the scene with injuries to his throat and arms.
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Christine Rakic

'Is Bangladesh a city in India?': New series celebrates how the food landscape of Western Sydney has evolved

From Filipino halo-halo to Bangladeshi street food, Western Sydney is serving up a rich range of cuisines. 
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live:NSW Now: Saudi sisters' apartment for rent, with prospective tenants told deaths not 'random crime'

MORNING BRIEFING: The Sydney apartment where two Saudi sisters were mysteriously found dead in their beds has gone back on the rental market, with a disclaimer from the real estate agent.
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live:NSW Now: Outcome of review into John Barilaro appointment expected 'very shortly'

MORNING BRIEFING: The New South Wales Premier says an independent review into the appointment of John Barilaro to a lucrative trade role in New York could be handed down by the end of the week. 
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Hawthorn stuns Brisbane in Tasmania thriller

Hawthorn has recorded a stunning win over Brisbane in a thriller at Launceston. Collingwood upset Fremantle and GWS thumped West Coast.
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Jai Newcombe is hugged by Dylan Moore

'Demanding respect': African-Australian women finding pride and purpose through football

The African Cup NSW is a long-running community tournament, but for the first time in 2021 — women were able to take centre stage.
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Four women stand, arms around each other, smiling at the camera.

opinion:Penrith Panthers are the feel-good story Western Sydney needs right now

The Panthers aren't just playing for themselves and their families in the NRL grand final — they are representing an area of Sydney that hasn't had a lot to cheer about recently, writes Alex McKinnon.
Penrith Panthers' Stephen Crichton is embraced by teammates after a try in the NRL preliminary final against Melbourne Storm.

Rich club has $140 million theatre but would not give $10,000 to a local disability charity

An ABC investigation reveals a multi-million-dollar western Sydney club did not follow recommendations from an advisory group and awarded funds allocated to community causes to other projects.
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Delta strain on the move and spreading to Western Sydney, health authorities warn

Health authorities warn the Delta strain which has so far spread to the city's eastern suburbs and three LGAs in south-west Sydney is likely on the move again to Western Sydney.
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live:NSW Now: Extra security for Jack de Belin's return to rugby league; icare jobs slashed

MORNING BRIEFING: The NSWRL will beef up security when Jack de Belin takes to the field on Saturday for the first time since he was accused of sexual assault. Meanwhile, the state insurer icare says it will let 100 staff go by July.
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Jack De Belin in a NSW uniform

Sydney university student’s 'elegant' coding solves 20-year problem

Some extra homework given to a talented University of Sydney student has solved one of the most common problems in quantum computing and attracted international attention.
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Adelaide hang on to beat fast-finishing Lions in AFLW thriller, Bulldogs beat Giants get wins

Adelaide bounce back to winning ways after thrilling victory over Brisbane Lions off the back of a four-goal masterclass from Erin Phillips.
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Erin Phillips smiles and walks past two girls heading in the other direction

Jets coach Carl Robinson leaves to join A-League rival Wanderers

After less than a year in charge, Carl Robinson and his assistant Kenny Miller have departed the A-League's Newcastle Jets to take up a new opportunity with Western Sydney Wanderers.
A man stands on a soccer ground.

Lockdown restrictions are being eased in NSW today — here's how social-distancing has changed lives so far

On March 31, the Premier enacted stricter social-distancing measures "for our own good" — here's how people in Australia's worst-affected coronavirus state survived, and thrived amid the lockdown.
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live:NSW now: Minister calls for holiday houses to be rented to bushfire victims

MORNING BRIEFING: Communities Minister Gareth Ward says the State Government could provide financial help through rental bond loans and advance rent payments to help get displaced people into accommodation.
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NSW Now: Woman charged over stabbing death, firefighters gain upper hand on bushfire

MORNING BRIEFING: A woman has been charged with murder after a man was found with multiple stab wounds in a Sydney apartment complex, while easing weather conditions have helped firefighters in Tenterfield gain the upper hand on a bushfire.
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'Bite the bullet': Barangaroo theatre space urgently needed, critics say

The NSW Government looks at options for a new theatre at Barangaroo as critics say the refurbishment and redevelopment of current venues is making the need for another venue more urgent.
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Barangaroo in 2015

'Soundtrack of their lives:' Spanish-speaking nursing home inspires flamenco show

An aged care home may seem like an unlikely setting to inspire a dance performance, but conversations with elderly residents have been turned into choreography.
Pepa Molina dressed in red, dancing in a nursing home, surrounded by elderly people.

Men in tights: Australia's own Billy Elliots conquer the world

Drag racing or ballet? Cricket or dance? Steven McRae and Alexander Campbell are at the pinnacle of international ballet. But just how did these two dancers go from western Sydney to London's Covent Garden?
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Hugh Garth is convicted for the one-punch death of Ray Manalad outside a Rooty Hill party.

Ray Manalad's mother Teresita spoke outside the court after Hugh Garth was sentenced to ten years jail for the one-punch death of her son outside a Rooty Hill party in 2014.
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First man convicted under NSW's one-punch laws jailed for 10 years

The first man convicted under New South Wales' one-punch laws, Hugh Garth, is jailed for 10 years and 3 months for fatally punching Raynor Manalad while drunk outside a Rooty Hill party in Sydney's west.
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Hugh Bacalla Garth

One-punch killer falls asleep in court while his victim's mother speaks

The first man to be convicted under New South Wales' one-punch laws falls asleep in court as his victim's mother speaks of her pain at losing her only son — a 21-year-old nurse who wanted to help people with alcohol addiction.
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