Australia
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NSW on a race to “make August the month we get vaccinated”
With a further 239 new local COVID-19 cases recorded in the last reporting period to Sunday, New South Wales is continuing to battle a worsening Delta outbreak. By the time …
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Emma Mckeon dominates in Tokyo with fourth gold and new Australian record
Swimmer Emma McKeon grabbed two more gold medals at the Tokyo Games on Sunday making Aussies proud and bringing her career into new heights. After winning the 50-metres freestyle (with …
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Greek Australian high-achievers among Premier’s VCE Awards recipients
A massive congratulations goes out to all our 2020 VCE students who worked hard under unprecedented challenges in their final year of school. But a cohort of high-achievers have earned …
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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 …