Australia
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Barnaby Joyce is Australian government’s new deputy leader after ousting Michael McCormack
Barnaby Joyce ousted Michael McCormack and is back in his old job of Nationals Leader, a role that automatically makes him deputy prime minister. Mr Joyce’s return holds implications for …
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New grants programme to boost COVID and vaccine rollout info to multicultural communities
The unveiling of a Commonwealth-funded Small Grants Fund in conjunction with the Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia (FECCA) will help multicultural communities to receive critical health information and …
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Victoria records one new local COVID-19 case as leaders meet to discuss troubled vaccination rollout
Victoria has recorded one new local coronavirus case at the weekend and eight cases in hotel quarantine. The local case is a primary close contact which has already been linked …
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Trials for Australian-made mRNA vaccine to start within months
Australia is a step closer in developing a locally-made mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate, through a collaboration between the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (MIPS) and the Doherty Institute. The Victorian …
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Sydney’s Bondi cluster grows to 9 – New indoors mask mandate
The COVID national focus has shifted from Victoria to New South Wales in the past week, with Sydney’s Bondi cluster having risen to nine cases. Two cases of local transmission …
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Courtney Herron’s dad sues Corrections Victoria
The father of a woman beaten to death in a Melbourne park is seeking justice for his daughter, and is suing Corrections Victoria for alleged negligence in letting her killer …
Melbourne author donates land to hospital in Ptoleimada, Greece
Melbourne author and retired health educationist Anastasia Gessa-Liveriadis has donated a large plot of land to Bodosakeio Hospital in her home-town of Ptolemaida, in Western Macedonia. According to a report …
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Just one case in Melbourne reported as COVID-19 restrictions are further eased
There has been just one locally acquired COVID-19 case and one overseas acquired case in hotel quarantined reported in the 24 hours up to midnight, 18 June, as a further …
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AstraZeneca vaccine recommended for those over 60
Australia’s lagging vaccine rollout will be strained after the latest government expert advice recommended the AstraZeneca vaccine only be used for people aged 60 years and over. The Australian Technical …
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Greek-Australian gynaecologist advocates for free distribution of embryos
The fate of thousands of surplus cryopreserved fertilised eggs that remain in cryopreservation banks concerns science, religion and society. At the end of 10 years, if the eggs are still …