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Unvaccinated Victorians will be ‘locked out’ of venues as state records 190 new cases of COVID-19
Unvaccinated Victorians will be prevented from going to “many venues” once the state reopens and the COVID-19 vaccine threshold has been met. Premier Daniel Andrews warned Victorians that once the state reached its 80 …
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Lockouts – not lockdowns, when we hit 80 per cent double vaccination
Victorian Premier will not lock down the whole state “to protect those who do not want to protect themselves.” Over 420,000 jabs in one week and 2.6million AstraZeneca jabs in …
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Three days of mourning for Mikis as Greece loses “part of its soul”
“Today we lost a part of the soul of Greece,” Greece’s Culture Minister Lina Mendoni wrote following the passing of legendary composer Mikis Theodorakis on Thursday, 2 September, aged 96. …
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New COVID records for 1,431 cases in NSW and 208 in Victoria
NSW has reported 1431 new local coronavirus cases on Friday and 12 deaths, which is the highest number of cases and deaths recorded in NSW so far. On Friday, Victoria’s …
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The jig is up on the so-called gig economy with digital platforms set to report transactions to the ATO
A key Australian parliamentary committee received a bill on Thursday, 25 August, that would require digital platforms to report transactions to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). Under the current taxation …
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COVID vaccination blitz kicks off in Victoria as Mona introduces ‘no jab, no job’ policy
Medical staff in general from podiatrists and dentists to university students are being given the power to administer COVID-19 jabs so as to push through Victoria’s rollout with training set …
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Scott Morrison and 80 business leaders call for borders to open at 80 per cent vaccination
The Scott Morrison government has given an extraordinary ultimatum to state premiers, calling on them to reopen state borders by Christmas when vaccination rates hit 80 per cent. Some states, …
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Nominations accepted for South Australia’s 2021 multicultural awards
The call is out for South Australians to submit their nominations within the nine categories of the 2021 Governor’s Multicultural Awards by 5pm on 8 October. The awards which are …
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176 new COVID cases recorded in Victoria after failure to meet zero-case goal
Victoria noted another spike in COVID cases after they surpassed three digits for the first time on Wednesday. Today, the state has recorded 176 new cases, 50 more than the …
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Greek Australian teen allegedly stabbed in Ashburton
Detectives have charged two people following an alleged armed robbery in Ashburton yesterday. It is alleged a 16-year-old Glen Iris boy of Greek descent was approached on High Street around …