Australia
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NSW records 1,281 cases and five deaths, expects peak next week
NSW recorded 1281 new local COVID-19 cases on Monday and five deaths. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian revealed modelling by the Burnet Institute, an independent medical organisation, which showed that infections …
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Victoria records 246 new cases but looks towards easing of restrictions as more people get vaccinated
Victoria’s COVID-19 cases have increased to 246 new locally acquired infections, with 121 linked to known outbreaks and 125 more mystery cases. There were more than 42,250 Victorians tested for …
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Prominent Melbourne hospitality figures urge patrons and staff to get fully vaccinated
Several esteemed hospitality venue owners in Melbourne are calling both patrons and staff to vaccinate as quickly as possible in order for the city to reopen. In an exclusive interview …
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Gladys asked and the people delivered: they made August the month of vaccination in NSW
What started as a very slow turnout to vaccination centres ended up in drones asking for the jab, just as the NSW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, had requested from the people …
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NSW hits 1,485 new cases and three deaths while VIC records 183 COVID-19 infections
New South Wales has recorded 1,485 new locally acquired cases while three people have suffered COVID-19 related deaths in the 24 hours to 8:00pm yesterday. The deceased had reportedly not …
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Victoria reaches 60 per cent vaccination target earlier than predicted
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced that the state has hit the 60 per cent first dose target as of this weekend with 29,915 doses administered in state-run hubs on …
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Extended support for Victorian Business
A jointly-funded support package from the Commonwealth and Victorian Governments will provide a critical four-week boost to small and medium-sized Victorian businesses most impacted by the current public health lockdown. …
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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. …