Australia
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COVID-19 kills another 26 Greeks in Melbourne
We have sadly lost at least another 26 members of our community, due to COVID-19, within the first two weeks of the new year, with many fighting for their lives …
F3 derby to lead action-packed Saturday in spite of COVID-19
Central Coast and Arthur Papas’ Newcastle are set for a great derby clash despite the postponment of three other A-League games because of COVID-19.. All three games of the A-League’s …
Archbishop Makarios stops St Albans talks, calls for new board
The Greek Orthodox Archbishop Makarios of Australia has suspended talks between the archdiocese and administrative committee of the community of St Paraskevi in St Albans, Melbourne, for as long as …
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Over 3,500 hospitalised as NSW records 63,018 cases – VIC reports 34,836 amid RAT shortages
New South Wales has reported 63,018 new coronavirus cases while the inclusion of rapid antigen tests (RATs) in the system hits its second day. There were sadly 29 more fatalities …
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Why have a Booster with the Omicron variant?
The Omicron variant, was first detected in Botswana. It is called a variant as it has up to 59 mutations throughout its genome. 36 of these mutations occur in the …
Greek Community of Melbourne AGM will go ahead this Sunday
The annual general meeting of the Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne will definitely be held at 1pm on Sunday, 16 January as planned but there will be no online link …
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Australia sees case numbers grow up to 150,000 nationwide as businesses are left staff-less
Yesterday’s public order from New South Wales mandating the reporting of positive COVID-19 rapid antigen test (RAT) results has had a major impact on case numbers with at least 61,387 …
Papas tells Greek authorities he still owns Xanthi FC despite contrary statements to Australian court
A Greek sports publication, Thraki Sports, reported that alleged fraudster Bill Papas told Greek football authorities on Monday that he was still the owner of Xanthi Football Club, contradicting the …
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Empty shelves at supermarkets as over 6,000 workers are sick in Victoria
Victoria’s acting Health Minister James Merlino has just finished providing his update. Joined by the deputy secretary for Victoria’s COVID-19 response Naomi Bromley, he stressed the importance of citizens doing …
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Fines for those failing to register positive RATs in NSW
The NSW government made the registration of positive rapid antigen tests mandatory within 24 hours of the result. This decision comes under new measures set to be introduced to curb …