Australia
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Victoria resumes elective surgery as case numbers drop
Victoria’s ‘Code Brown’ which prevented elective surgery from being performed officially ends with the state’s hospital system slowly returning to normal as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to fall. …
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Greek Australian allegedly involved in video of Neo-Nazi group burning Aboriginal flag
A member of Melbourne’s Greek community has been named by an Australian news outlet as one of three participants in a disturbing video circulated online depicting the burning of the …
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Association leaders call for action on future now
The issue of what to do with the assets of associations and brotherhoods created by the first generation of Greek migrants to Australia will be raised following the 20 February …
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Australians to require three Covid vaccine doses to be fully vaccinated
Australians will now need three Covid vaccine doses to be considered “up to date” with their shots, but it will be left to individual states to set their own rules …
Log-leaders Western United face a revitalised Sydney FC
Western United’s position in first is under serious threat with plenty of challengers looking to jump them, including a resurgent Sydney FC who they will face this weekend. The Green …
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Greek aged care homes in SA continue to struggle as COVID-19 spreads amongst residents
Several reports that aged-care residents are being left sitting in faecal matter, unbathed and dehydrated, while staff have to care for as many as 60 people by themselves, have come …
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The Religious Discrimination Bill is shelved indefinitely
The Religious Discrimination Bill has been pulled by the government and will not go to the Senate for debate. Senate will next sit in March and there is doubt that …
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Bulk-billed telehealth consults no longer available to Australians without a regular GP
Australians with urgent but non-life-threatening medical conditions have been prevented from accessing bulk-billed telehealth consults during the pandemic if they do not have a regular GP. The government has made …
Special events to mark PRONIA’s 50th anniversary
Victoria’s leading Greek welfare organisation, PRONIA, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year and several events are planned in the coming months to mark its founding in 1972. The organisation …
Greek principal oversees French bilingual program in Melbourne school
This second in-depth interview with Maria Karvouni, the Principal of Auburn High in Hawthorn East, Melbourne, explores the principal’s role in the creation of a French Immersion Program at the …