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New ‘character test’ bill to allow deportation of those committing violent or sexual offences
The Morrison Government has tabled new legislation to strengthen its powers to quickly deport non-citizens who commit violent or sexual offences with the Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) Bill …
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Prosecutors call for harsher sentence to be imposed on the man that murdered Frankie Prineas
Prosecutors are appealing for a heavier sentence for convicted Canberra murderer Jayscen Newby, who stabbed an unaware Frankie Prineas to death on 11 January 2020 for being on a Tinder …
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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 …