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Troubles are still ongoing for airline ticket cancellations in our second year away from Greece

Cancellations of tickets and reservations for holidays seem to be the new normal, along with vouchers and coupons. For a year now, travel agencies, airlines, hotels and other tourism-related services, …

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Australia struggles to get lockdown under control: NSW lags, Victoria jumps, SA eyes super spreaders

All eyes are on New South Wales, which recorded 110 new infections on Wednesday. From these, 43 were active in the community, 17 were around others for a shorter period …

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Brisbane announced as 2032 Olympic Games host city

Brisbane has been successful in its bid to be the host city of the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic games. The Queensland capital city will be the third Australian city to host …

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Australian government prepares for international travel, explores vaccine approvals but stops short of mandatory jabs

Australia’s Immigration Minister referred to the importance of overcoming language barriers in his meeting with the multicultural press on Wednesday. Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs Minister Alex Hawke …

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Victoria has 23 new COVID-19 cases and all are linked to current outbreaks

The figures for Victoria over the 24 hours to midnight Wednesday 21 July show there were 22 locally acquired cases of COVID-19 and one from overseas, bringing the total of …

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‘We wish them well’: Daniel Andrews hints at Sydney’s part for avoiding future lockdowns

Announcing the seven-day lockdown extension on Tuesday, Premier Daniel Andrews made it clear the decision was informed by a real-time worst case scenario. “We need to avoid what is going …

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Christian Porter and Defamation Barrister Sue Chrysanthou may pay $550,000 legal costs of Jo Dyer

Christian Porter and Sue Chrysanthou SC, Sydney defamation expert, may potentially pay costs to the tune of half a million dollars after losing a legal battle with Jo Dyer, a …

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South Australia goes into lockdown: Greek restaurant listed as exposure site

South Australia will go into full lockdown from 6pm tonight, as was announced by the state’s Premier Steven Marshall. The decision comes after health authorities identified five new cases linked …

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Erdogan pledges new government complex for northern Cyprus on eve of invasion anniversary

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan pledged the building of a government building complex – a presidential residence and a parliament building – that would symbolise the Turkish-occupied territory in northern Cyprus. …

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Tuesday’s 13 new cases: Victorian shutdown set to continue as exposure sites grow

Victoria’s Premier Daniel Andrews confirmed that the state’s five-day snap lockdown would be extended beyond 11.59pm Tuesday. The lockdown would continue for at least another week as exposure sites continue …

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