Australia
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Darwin ‘Ohi’ Day protest saga continues, as St Nicholas church suspends service
The Greek Orthodox Community of North Australia is the latest to condemn the incidents that took place during OXI Day commemorations at Darwin’s St Nicholas, last Sunday. With an announcement …
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Survey of seabed to lay power cable reveals rare Classical-era shipwreck near Kythera
A marine survey for the Crete-Peloponnese subsea interconnection has revealed a unique shipwreck of the classical era, the Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) announced on Thursday. The rare shipwreck was …
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More than 80 per cent of eligible Australians have now received both doses of a COVID vaccine
The nationwide COVID-19 vaccination rate has officially reached 80 per cent for Australians aged 16 years and older, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison declaring the benchmark a “magnificent milestone”. “Great news …
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Another COVID-19 death in Greek aged care home
An elderly Sydney man in his 80s died with COVID-19 at the Greek Orthodox Community Home for the Aged in Earlwood, a traditionally migrant stronghold in southwest Sydney, 10km from the …
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Meet Professor Mary Kalantzis, a trailblazing academic
The Food for Thought Network will interview Professor Mary Kalantzis about her personal life, and rise through academia on Sunday 14 November, 3pm. One of themes explored earlier in the …
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1,343 new cases in Victoria, 249 in NSW as borders between states open
Victoria recorded 1,343 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours and 10 more Victorians died, according to the Department of Health. In NSW there were 249 infections and three …
US Women’s team to take on Matildas in Sydney and Newcastle
Australia’s Matildas will be hosting on the FIFA world number one team, the US Women’s National Team in two big matches at the end of the month in Sydney and …
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Victoria records spike in COVID-19 cases with 1,247 more infections and nine deaths
Victoria has recorded a spike in COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, just two days after case numbers dropping to below 1,000 for the first time since late September. …
Neuroscientist Paxinos’ 21-year odyssey is over with publication of first novel
Over a long and distinguished career in neuroscience, Prof George Paxinos has identified more areas of the brain than anyone else in history, he has also written 57 books on …
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COVID-19 in decline with 941 new cases for Victoria and 143 for NSW
Victoria’s numbers dropped beneath 1,000 on Wednesday for the first time since late September as there were 941 new local COVID-19 cases confirmed over the last 24 hours. Victoria’s Department …