Australia
St Anna in Gold Coast celebrates patron saint’s day ahead of lockdown
St Anna Greek Orthodox Church in the Gold Coast was able to celebrate the feast day of its patron saint on 25 July, just days before the COVID-19 lockdown was …
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GATs rescheduled for affected Victorian students and schools as 20 cases reported
While the rest of Victoria, enjoyed the lifting of the lockdown imposed last week, Premier Daniel Andrews said health officials in the state would be watching the figures closely before …
TV organisations need to fine tune COVID message to communities, says former news anchor George Donikian
The advent of COVID has shown up the need for a more inclusive, multicultural response in the media and in television in particular, if Australia’s many communities are to understand …
Moderna gets provisional approval in Australia
Australia’s medical regulator gave provisional approval to Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine on Monday, paving the way for its use from September when a million doses are due to arrive. Moderna is …
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283 new COVID-19 cases in NSW, while regional Victoria comes out of lockdown
New COVID-19 cases rose to 283 in NSW on Monday, and another death was recorded – the 29th death during the current outbreak. There were 106 cases in isolation during …
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Fire appeals: Greece is burning, and the diaspora rallies to help
Multiple fires have been dangerously blazing across Greece since Tuesday, with many of them out of control. There were more than 150 fires burning across Greece on Sunday, fuelled by …
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Victoria reports 11 new local cases while Queensland ends its lockdown in the south east
Overnight there were 11 locally acquired cases of COVID-19 were reported in Victoria, bringing the total number of active cases to 103. Over the same 24-hour period to midnight on …
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Greek Australians offer support to Greece’s wildfire victims
In every challenging moment Greece has gone through throughout modern history, the support from Greek diaspora has been overwhelming. Similarly, Greek Australians are taking actions to help their brothers and …
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NSW records 262 new locally acquired cases as QLD restrictions extend for another two weeks
New South Wales has hit its third highest daily record of locally transmitted COVID-19, while 12 suburbs remain into tight lockdown. With 262 locally acquired cases and one more death …
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AstraZeneca roll-out for Victorians aged 18 to 39 while state dives into lockdown 6.0
As the state of Victoria tries to grapple with its sixth lockdown since the beginning of the pandemic, Daniel Andrews announced Victorians aged 18 to 39 will be able to …