Australia
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Australia sets 80% vaccine target before it opens its borders
Australia will reopen its borders and end lockdowns when 80 percent of the population is fully vaccinated, Prime Minister Scott Morrison revealed Friday, sketching a long road out of “Fortress …
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Greeks ditched from the Census: The Greek omission
Australian households will begin to receive instructions on how to fill out the 2021 Census next month, ahead of the 10 August census date. Held every five years by the …
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Foley heralds Victoria’s Greek Community’s campaign urging Greeks get vaccinated
Victoria’s Health Minister Martin Foley fronted the media again to congratulate Victorians for “very strong day in testing in the community”. The Minister said that there were 43,542 tests, and …
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Vicky Loizou, the woman who wants to bring teenagers, nomads, retirees and Australians at large to Greece
Greece’s tourism season this year has been labelled by the international press as the “summer of patience” for those in the travel industry caught in the maelstrom of the global …
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Bill Papas claims lack of funds to fly back to Australia to face court
A Federal Court has heard that Bill Papas, a director of Forum Finance which is at the centre of a $400 million fraud allegations, has said that he does not …
Military is not the answer: Government has made a blunder calling in the military to Sydney
The violence we saw on Sydney streets last Saturday, was unfortunate and not representative of the majority of people. I disagree with the protest, however people have a right to …
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Migrant worker protections are good but we’re starting from “a low benchmark”
In the 1970s, worker exploitation was rife in the rag and car manufacturing trades. But even these days, migrant workers desperate for a source of income are unlikely to raise …
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Costa Georgiadis to officiate as MC of online national Landcare conference
Television personality, gardening guru and landscape architect Costa Georgiadis will be leading proceedings during the 2021 National Landcare Conference and National Landcare Awards, which will be presented online next Thursday …
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Australia works to determine vaccination levels needed to achieve herd immunity while Victoria ponders mystery case
National Cabinet will begin to create a pathway out of lockdowns on Friday to determine how many Australians must be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to end the country’s restrictions. …
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Ariarne Titmus wins her second Gold at Tokyo Olympics
Ariarne Titmus clocked 1:53.50, beating Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey and Canada’s Penny Oleksiak in the 200m freestyle final at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday. She also claimed an Olympic record. …