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Victoria records 79 cases, NSW study projects infections to peak in six weeks
In the figures released for the 24 hours to midnight on Friday, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) reported 79 people with the COVID-19 virus in Victoria – …
Man found not guilty in deaths of senior officer Joanne Shanahan and Tania McNeill due to mental illness
The 21-year-old man who killed senior police officer, Joanne Shanahan (nee Panayiotou), has been found not guilty by reason of mental incompetence. Harrison Kitt had been charged with two counts …
Star of Taroom’s repatriation walk points to a healing route to reconciliation
The 500km walk over 20 days to return a 150kg Aboriginal stone artefact to its place of origin has generated ripples of reconciliation that the walk’s organiser, John Danalis, is …
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Victoria’s new cases rise to 80, as government promises to vaccinate all Year 12s before the first VCE exam
Victoria hit 80 new COVID-19 infections overnight, the largest spike recorded in the second wave to hit the city. The figure includes 41 cases which were in the community while …
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Bill Papastergiadis, a Greek Australian voice on the Victorian Multicultural Commission
Bill Papastergiadis, the President of the Greek Community of Melbourne and a tireless campaigner for multiculturalism, has been appointed as a new Commissioner of the Victorian Multicultural Commission, an independent …
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NSW records 919 COVID cases in new record and considers rewards for the vaccinated
NSW reported the highest daily total on Wednesday, with 919 new cases of COVID-19, in addition to the death of a woman, 30, reported yesterday and a man in his …
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Victoria’s students are NAPLAN superstars despite 28 weeks of remote learning
Despite 28 weeks of remote learning, Victorian students have triumphed. In NAPLAN scores, Victoria ranked first in all subjects across all year levels except year 9 writing, following the nationwide …
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Connie Bonaros responds after Sam Duluk is found to be “uncouth and disrespectful” – but not guilty
Former SA Liberal MP Sam Duluk, who had been accused of assaulting his fellow MP Connie Bonaros at a Christmas party in 2019, has been found not guilty following a …
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Andrews announces major vaccine blitz and Pfizer for over 16
Victoria’s Premier Daniel Andrews announced that anyone aged 16 years and over will be able to access either the Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccine at state-run vaccination centres from Wednesday 25 …
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Greece registers 2,628 new COVID cases, 34 deaths, and plans to announce measures for the unvaccinated
Greece confirmed 2,628 new coronavirus infections and 34 deaths (95.3 per cent of which had an underlying condition or were over 70 years) on Monday, with 19 of the new …