Australia
Greek Community of Melbourne AGM postponed by a week
The 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria (GOCMV) has been postponed again to 16 January because of growing concerns over the rise …
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Rapid Antigen Test prices skyrocket as Australians get desperate
It is safe to say that Australians are in a RAT race at the moment, with one in four people requiring to test for COVID-19. As Rapid Antigen Tests have …
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Over 20 Sydney COVID-19 testing sites temporarily shut as state records 23,131 cases
NSW has recorded 20,794 cases of COVID-19 and four deaths while more than 20 COVID-19 testing centres across the city have been temporarily shut due to having reached capacity. Health …
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John Halikos, Kalymnos’ very own Santa Clauss, strikes again
For yet another year, Greek Australian businessman John Halikos, has ensured that poor families across Kalymnos island can have a happy Christmas and New Year’s feast. Halikos, one of Darwin’s …
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Morrison says he won’t fund free rapid antigen COVID-19 tests in spite of backlash
Scott Morrison’s announcement that he is not considering making rapid antigen tests (RAT) free while at the same time undercutting PCR testing for people who are not close contacts, is …
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New COVID-19 case record for Victoria with 8,577 new infections
As the country bounces back from New Year’s Eve and Day celebrations, testing centres are recording more positive cases. NSW recorded 20,794 new COVID-19 cases and four deaths as COVID-19 …
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Man sets himself on fire in Richmond over vaccine mandates
A man has reportedly set himself alight in Richmond, Victoria while screaming his frustration over the vaccine mandates in Victoria. According to witnesses the man emerged from a burning car …
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Australia records lower case numbers as less people get tested over NYE and NYD
New South Wales has recorded 18,278 cases today, as well as two deaths while 1066 people are currently in hospital with the virus, the highest hospitalisation number since early October. …
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22,577 cases and four deaths for NSW as VIC records 7,442 infections and nine deaths
The new year has officially arrived with fireworks around Australia but many have spent New Years Eve around the country in isolation as case numbers rise and PCR tests take …
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Australia welcomes New Year with spectacular fireworks
Australia has welcomed 2022 with a spectacular fireworks display over the Sydney harbour as Australians marked the arrival of the new year with. Neither the growing number of Omicron cases nor a heatwave appeared …