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Former Secret Service agent is teaching the rest of us how to take on the world 

Former U.S. Secret Service Agent Evy Poumpouras, has penned a memoir. The tome started with the idea of how to create inner strength and mental resilience.




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Unspeakable truth of life as a eunuch

Laurence Dillon who had an orchidectomy for testicular cancer, explores the history of eunuchs around the world in a gripping memoir.




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Can hope and happiness cure the incurable?

Jeffrey Rediger who is a psychiatrist at Harvard Medical School, has penned a book about wellness. American author calls for Western doctors to embrace the 'medicine of hope'.




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I just wish Hitler could hear the cheering! That was one little girl's take on VE Day

Maureen Waller's detailed portrait of London in 1945, has been reissued in paperback to commemorate this year's anniversary of VE Day.




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Life on the ocean wave was a floating HELL! 

Stephen Taylor examines the 'heroic age of sail' in a fascinating new book. The British author reveals how more sailors died from fever and accidents, than in war.




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Founder of KeepCup reveals how one designer said it 'was the stupidest idea he'd ever seen'

Glasgow-born Abigail Forsyth, 48, based in Melbourne, has recalled how one of the first designers she approached to help with KeepCup was very dismissive.




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MasterChef's Harry Foster hits back at claims new judge Melissa Leong is biased and 'irritating'

Masterchef contestant Harry Foster has hit back at criticisms towards judge Melissa Leong. 




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Cyclist veers in front of a car travelling at 80km/h and narrowly escapes a horrific crash 

The driver was on his way to work in Taylors Lakes, north-west of Melbourne on Tuesday morning when the cyclist merged in front of his car and nearly caused an accident.




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Car mounts the pavement and smashes into the front of a Bunnings

Pictures from the scene on Sydney Road in Brunswick showed a white Toyota Yaris on the pavement next to the damaged shop front.




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Thief uses VERY unusual hiding place to steal more than $2,500 worth of products from Bunnings

Stivin Salam Allos, 31, pleaded guilty to a string of offences such as theft, assault, criminal damages and serious driving in Moorabbin Magistrates' Court, south-east of Melbourne.




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Fears dozens of children could have been exposed to coronavirus

A four-year-old girl at Bright Minds Academy in Cranebrook, in Sydney's west, attended the centre for two days while infected with coronavirus.




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Inside Rebecca Judd's VERY upscale living room including a $9,000 sofa

It's no secret that Rebecca Judd enjoys the finer things in life - and on Thursday, the 37-year-old WAG offered fans a glimpse of the living room inside her $7.3 million home in Melbourne




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Huxtaburger: How to get FREE hot chips this weekend

Melbourne-based burger chain Huxtaburger is giving away free crispy hot chips with every Deliveroo order over $15 from Friday, May 1.




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Worker is crushed to death on an industrial site in Melbourne

Paramedics were called to a stone supplier in Dingley Village, in Melbourne's south east, at about 10am on Thursday.




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Police pause in solemn salute for fallen hero Lynette Taylor who was farewelled in a quiet service

The first of four police officers killed in a senseless truck crash last week has been farewelled in a solemn send-off at Victoria's police academy. 




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Dr Preeya Alexander explains why you should NEVER lick the raw cake mixture from the bowl

Australian doctor Preeya Alexander has warned against licking raw cake mixture because of a surprising ingredient that can lead to a bout of serious food poisoning.




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Coronavirus cluster breaks out at ANOTHER aged care home

Another aged care facility has been hit with a coronavirus outbreak with three people testing positive and more cases expected to emerge.




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MasterChef SPOILER: Brendan Pang revealed as finalist in leak

Daily Mail Australia can reveal that Brendan Pang is among the the finalists heading into the final stage of the competition, which is being filming Melbourne




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Jetstar and Qantas starts selling flights interstate from June in sign travel bans will be lifted

Jetstar and Qantas continued to offer a select number of routes - including Sydney to Melbourne - throughout the coronavirus pandemic and government-imposed restrictions on travelling.




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Melbourne couple are horrified after pet Rottweiler named Millie SWALLOWED their engagement ring 

Amanda Davey from Melbourne, had taken off her expensive ring and placed it on the coffee table to tie her hair up to avoid it getting caught in her scrunchie.




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Shane Warne's 'favourite' $20million Melbourne mansion has been demolished

Shane Warne's 'favourite' Melbourne's mansion in affluent Brighton has been partly knocked down by its new owner.




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Supporters of driver at centre of crash that killed four cops say he is being 'illegally detained'

Despite the charges against him an online fundraiser supporting the Melbourne mortgage broker- which has since been removed by the founder after raising $65 - has been set up online.




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Richard Pusey claimed to 'understand jihad' and told local figure to 'commit suicide' before crash

Richard Pusey, 41, was pulled over for allegedly travelling at 149km/h on the Eastern Freeway near Kew in Melbourne at about 4.50pm last Wednesday.




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Could the Melbourne Cup be CANCELLED? Doubts cast over the 'race that stops the nation'

The cancellation of Royal Melbourne Show, at a cost of $250 million to the economy, triggered fresh doubts about this year's spring racing season.




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Traveller, 25, is shocked to find a TOAD hidden in her bag after holiday in Thailand

Raphaela Wiget, 25, returned to Melbourne from her overseas holiday in early March when she discovered she had unintentionally smuggled a toad into Australia.




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The second of four hero officers killed in Melbourne is farewelled

The second of four police officers killed in last week's tragic truck crash has been farewelled in another solemn service at Victoria's police academy. 




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Hero cop and father of three who was  is the third officer to be farewelled in a week

The third of four police officers killed in last week's tragic truck crash has been now farewelled at Victoria's police academy. 




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Rebecca Judd shows off the spacious home bar in her $7.3 Melbourne mansion

She is currently isolating inside her $7.3million mansion with her four young children and husband Chris Judd.




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Truck pushes car along Western Ring Road Freeway in Melbourne

Desperate motorists beeped at the truck to alert the driver who was forcing the car along the Western Ring Road Freeway in Derrimut, Melbourne on Friday morning.




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Pia Miller has been FaceTiming her Hollywood agent boyfriend Patrick Whitesell during lockdown

Pia Miller is thousands of kilometres away from her LA-based boyfriend Patrick Whitesell.




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Thugs who attacked man at Craigieburn Central shopping centre in Melbourne avoid jail

The victim and his younger brother were walking through Craigieburn Central shopping centre's carpark in Melbourne when they were set upon by seven boys.




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Married At First Sight's Stacey Hampton breaks isolation for designer shopping

Married At First Sight's Stacey Hampton has never been one to hide her wealth.




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Coronavirus lockdown protest held in St Kilda, Melbourne shut down by police

Up to 30 protesters from the St Kilda Rebellion group demanded the end of lockdown laws at Acland Street, St Kilda, Melbourne on Friday afternoon.




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Melbourne Ferntree Gully animal cruelty pet cat found dumped with its legs taped and cable-tied

An abused pet cat had its legs taped and cable tied together before being left for dead in a public park. 




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Police officers bid a final goodbye to a beloved colleague who was killed in freeway crash 

Victorian police escorted Const Glen Humphris' body on Saturday to the border of NSW at Albury-Wodonga, where their colleagues continued to the officer's final resting place in Newcastle.




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Married At First Sight's Stacey Hampton reveals she's lost some of her designer items

Married At First Sight's Stacey Hampton has revealed that she has lost some of her beloved designer items. 




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The moment a dog is rescued by fire crews from a wombat hole in Victoria

Blackie was exploring his vast rural backyard in Emerald, south-east of Melbourne when he became stuck deep in the wombat hole.




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Melbourne mother who was dragged along Western Ring Road by truck opens up about terrifying ordeal

Melbourne mum Kelly Bubeck was driving to work on the Western Ring Road on Friday when the truck hit her from behind.




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Victorian teacher tests positive to coronavirus as Meadow Glen primary school is closed

A Victorian teacher has tested positive to COVID-19, with the Melbourne school to be closed for three days for deep cleaning and to enable contact tracing.




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Education minister backtracks on comments about Victorian Premier Dan Andrews

Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan has withdrawn remarks he made slamming Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews' leadership over schools during the coronavirus crisis




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Dean Laidley latest in long run of controversies for North Melbourne's champion team

Dean Laidley's alleged downfall is just the latest in a spate of unsavoury incidents to involve players from the champion team - among them a player some consider to be the greatest ever.




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Police officer Constable Joshua Prestney is honoured with a moving funeral service

Constable Joshua Prestney was killed on duty after a truck crashed into him and his three colleagues on a Melbourne freeway two weeks ago.




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Married At First Sight star KC Osborne does moody dance class

Married At First Sight's KC Osborne is very serious about her dance career.




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Dave Hughes rents out his $3million The Block pad for $2,000-per-week

Dave 'Hughesy' Hughes has put his sprawling $3million pad in Elsternwick, Melbourne, on the rental market.




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EIGHT police ignore social distancing and question woman for sitting on Melbourne park bench

A photo showed the group of officers surrounding the middle-aged woman at Fawkner Park in South Yarra on Sunday around 4pm.




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Victorian man, dog, and five camels rescued by police after falling from a walking track

The group were connected by a rope and walking through bushland in Jamieson, 200km northeast of Melbourne near Victoria's Great Dividing Range on Sunday.




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The Block 2020: Filming resumes at $15million Brighton site in Melbourne amid COVID-19 break

The Block has resumed production in Melbourne after a six-week break. 




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The Block swings back into action in Melbourne after taking a six-week break amid COVID-19 pandemic

Production of The Block was brought to a grinding halt six weeks ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 




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Australia's shopping centres could change forever after COVID-19 lockdown 

Melbourne's major shopping centres such as Chadstone in the city's southeast and Highpoint in the west are expected to evolve into never-before-seen spaces.




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Chilling texts before killer attacked girlfriend with scissors and strangled with tracksuit pants

Shea Sturt, 33, was in a drug-induced psychotic state when he killed 31-year-old Caitlin O'Brien at their Melbourne home in June 2019. Days before he sent texts telling her he would never kill her.