Australia
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COVID-19 vaccines for ages 5 to 11 open today
Australian children aged 5-11 are eligible to receive their COVID-19 vaccine from today. For many parents, vaccinating their child is a shared decision with both parents agreeing to go ahead. But …
Victory go top after draw with Adelaide in COVID-curtailed weekend
A pair of thrilling draws provided a spark to a very bare weekend of football due to COVID-19 cases among clubs. Melbourne Victory took a slender one-point lead at the …
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Djokovic detention lifts the lid on hypocrisy and arbitrary immigration detention
“Rules are rules”, says Scott Morrison. But the detention of Novak Djokovic has shown that the only rules Morrison cares about are the ones that suit him. Immigration decisions are …
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Thousands hospitalised between VIC and NSW as Omicron rips through Australia
We are not even half way through January and Australia’s major cities are massively overwhelmed due to COVID-19. As health authorities scramble to manage hospitalisations and testing demand, Victoria recorded …
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General Practices and Pharmacies join vaccination push in Victoria
The Victorian Government is helping hundreds of general practices and community pharmacies across the state join the push to provide third dose and children vaccines for their local communities. Grants …
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Victoria sets national COVID-19 record with 51,356 daily cases
Victoria has leapfrogged New South Wales to set a new national record for daily COVID-19 cases, recording 51,356 in 24 hours. The increase comes after the state established a reporting system for …
Theophanous condemns attacks on Australian democracy symbols
The Victoria state member for Northcote, Kat Theophanous has lashed out at anti-vaxxing and sovereign citizen protesters who set fire to the door of the Old Parliament House in Canberra …
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Team Greece buoyed by victory over Georgia in ATP Cup
After a subdued showing at this year ATP Cup in Sydney Team Greece was able to salvage some pride in a hard-fought win over Georgia. While Thanassi Kokkinakis held his …
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Djokovic remains to fight deportation in federal circuit court
Australian home affairs minister Karen Andrews said on Friday that Novak Djokovic was free to leave to the country at any time after the Serbian world number one spent Thursday …
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More than 62,000 cases in TAS, VIC & NSW – many RAT positives remain unrecorded
More than 60,000 new COVID-19 cases have been recorded in New South Wales and Victoria alone. It is worth mentioning that GPs and state health authorities are overwhelmed by the …