Australia
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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 …
Fronditha Care performance exceeds expectations for 2021
The president of Fronditha Care and its board chair, Jill Taylor (Nikitakis), said that the organisation’s performance since February had exceeded expectations and that it was set on a course …
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St George Thornbury pop up exceeds expectations
The Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) recently partnered with the Victorian Government’s Department of Health and Human Services, DPV Health and the Hellenic Medical Society of Australia (HMSA) to deliver …
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Health professionals, insurers welcome no-fault COVID vaccination compensation scheme
The federal Department of Health’s long-awaited comprehensive no-fault vaccination scheme for health professionals administering approved COVID-19 vaccines has been welcomed after months of consultations with key medical, healthcare, business and …
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Victoria records 120 new COVID cases as impact of lockdowns concerning people
The last time Victoria had infections in the triple digits was on 3 September 2020 with 113 cases, however this figure has been surpassed as the state recorded 120 cases …
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Conservative easing of Victorian lockdown to be announced soon
The Victorian Premier flagged some “conservative easing of restrictions” but only when the numbers of community infections get significantly lower. Victoria recorded 76 locally acquired cases of the Delta strain …
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Keeper Katherine Sarris is passionate about her Healesville Sanctuary charges
Ever since she could remember, Katherine Sarris loved animals. She grew up with two cats in her South East Melbourne home and was to work in cattery and volunteer to …