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Yanitsas in top form to keep Canada out in Stingers’ dominant first-day display
Veteran Lea Yanitsas, 32, put on an outstanding goalkeeping display at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center to keep Canada from denting the Australian Stingers (women’s water polo team) lead …
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NSW records 145 cases as police continue to issue infringement notices to rulebreakers
Distressing COVID-19 figures climbed to 145 new cases in NSW on Monday, with 51 of the cases being in the community while infectious and another 25 in the community for …
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Victoria hopes to exit lockdown at midnight on Tuesday
Victoria’s lockdown ends at 11.59pm on Tuesday and there are hopes that the state will emerge from restrictions, with an announcement to be made either today or on Tuesday. Premier …
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A Greek-Australian could be named Sydney’s best grocer
Greek-Australian Paul Moraitis, who operates as a grocer in Sydney, could soon achieve one of the highest accolades in his industry. His business, Kareela Grocer, in the region of Sutherland, …
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Victoria and South Australia expected to end lockdowns on Tuesday
As Victoria is set to end its lockdown at midnight on Tuesday 27 July, the state recorded 11 new cases of locally-acquired . According to health authorities the cases identified …
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Thousands rally in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane against lockdowns, masks and vaccines
Thousands of people are rallied against COVID-19 lockdowns and vaccinations in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane today. Police estimated 7,500 people gathered in the Botanic Gardens of Brisbane and marched through …
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NSW needs the Pfizer as Delta cases hit new record despite Sydney lockdown
NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard has renewed pleas for other states to donate Pfizer vaccines, after another record daily infection total despite Sydney’s lockdown. There have been 163 new locally acquired …
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Church helps Greek expatriates and wider community struggling with lockdowns
Dozens of Greek expatriates in Melbourne have turned to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese’s Greek Welfare Centre for help as the city’s fifth lockdown bites deep into their financial reserves. Members …
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“We want everybody vaccinated…we don’t have the supplies,” says Premier Dan Andrews
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said a “ring of steel” should be put around Sydney after New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian declared a national emergency at a crisis cabinet meeting …
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Greek Australian doctors combat sluggish pace of vaccine rollout
Greek Australian doctors are working to combat the sluggish pace of the vaccine rollout in the wake of statistics which show that only 13 per cent of Australia’s eligible population …