Australia
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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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Victoria’s lockdown set to be extended, with unlikely early reprieve for regional areas as COVID spreads
Victoria has recorded 13 new cases of COVID-19 today lifting the total number of active cases to 81. Victoria’s Department of Health confirmed that the new cases were all linked …
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Greek man in Cairns to face court over child pornography offences
A 34-year-old resident of Cairns, reportedly a Greek citizen on a working visa, was arrested last week over a series of alleged child exploitation offences. The arrest led by the …
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Berejiklian speaks of ‘most difficult day I’ve had’, as NSW records 105 cases and one death
With a Sunday tally of 105 locally acquired cases, New South Wales has just recorded its third highest number of new daily infections since the Delta outbreak began on June …
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Darwin’s Greek Mayor in the race for the next four-year term
Darwin’s first Greek-born Mayor, has officially announced he is entering the race to retain lord mayoralty for another term. “I have decided to compete again in the elections following a …
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Concerns that Victoria is heading for extension of lockdown
Victorians woke to day 2 of the state’s snap lockdown on Sunday, with 16 new locally acquired cases, from 53,283 tests. All of them are linked to current outbreaks, but …
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One new death in NSW as state records 111 new COVID-19 cases. Victoria records 19 new cases
People in several Sydney suburbs have been banned from leaving their local area for work and the state’s COVID-19 lockdown was tightened after 111 new cases were announced today. It’s …
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Greeks abroad support the creation of a Ministry for the Diaspora
There is growing support for the creation of a Greek Ministry for Greeks Living Abroad, which is the initiative of a group of lecturers of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. …