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28 St Basil’s lives lost due to a “destructive failure in communication”

The nation’s aged care regulator admitted to knowing of the COVID-19 outbreak at St Basil’s Home for Aged Care in Fawkner earlier than previously claimed. A four-day delay in the …

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Chaos, class action and coronial inquiry into what went wrong at St Basil’s

Missing files, dishevelled areas, incomplete drug registers is what director Konstantin Kontis found on his return to St Basil’s Home for Aged Care. Banned from the facility he managed since …

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Minister Tudge grilled about multiculturalism, bad translations and usurping power from Mikakos

Acting Immigration Minister Alan Tudge has been a busy man. His department has met with 6,000 community groups around Australia – 1,000 in Melbourne – to discuss challenges they face …

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St Basil’s emptied out as fears for the elderly escalate with 16 deaths

“I would not let my mum be in some of these places, I just wouldn’t,” Victoria’s Premier Daniel Andrews said this week, a comment that came as another slap in …

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Fronditha Care’s vigilance following positive COVID-19 case on 22 July – no new cases since then

The outbreak at numerous aged care facilities around Melbourne, especially St Basil’s in Fawkner, has caused other facilities to fear for their residents and take additional precautions. Fronditha Care, a …

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Experts talk, Health Minister’s tears and grieving Greek families at St Basil’s with 11 deaths

The same people who experienced wars and turbulence are now the major victims of the battle against COVID-19. There are 763 active cases of COVID-19 in staff and residents across …

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Australia’s purse strings: Top economists analyse post-COVID-19 world

The economic statement released on Thursday morning by Australia’s Treasurer Josh Frydenberg was grim, and a stark reminder of the huge economic disruption caused by COVID-19. Mr Frydenberg compared the …

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Australia’s worst economic disruption since WWII is still better than the Greek debt crisis

Australia is living through the biggest economic and social disruption it has had in decades as a result of COVID-19. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg predicted the deficit of the current financial …

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Hagia Sophia’s conversion to a mosque is as much an affront to Kemal as it is to Christianity

To the world, the Hagia Sophia museum is a hologram monument that belongs to all and means different things to different people depending on their perspective. For nationalist Turks, Hagia …

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Greek-Australian mask producers rush to meet demand before tonight’s rules

Mask producers have been working round the clock to supply last-minute buyers with face masks. The mad scramble to avoid the $200 penalties which will be imposed on anyone caught …

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