Australia
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Court hears how son slashed his father’s neck
Horrendous details came to light regarding a Wollongong father’s fight for survival after his throat was slashed last Christmas by his son. Alex Hatzimanolis is alleged to have committed the …
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International arrivals to be halved, as National Cabinet agrees on COVID-19 targets
Australia’s National Cabinet has agreed to halve the number of people allowed into Australia per week and set up vaccination targets. International arrivals will be capped at 3,035 people per …
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Melbourne tumbles in liveability, but is the best city … for working from home
Melbourne topped the charts as the world’s most liveable cities from 2011 through to 2017, came second in 2018 and 2019 and tumbled to eighth in 2021 after the pandemic …
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Brisbane and Moreton Bay lockdown extended by 24 hours
While no new locally acquired COVID-19 cases have been reported overnight in Victoria, the discovery of three new locally acquired cases in Brisbane and Moreton Bay – one was linked …
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Wage theft now a crime in Victoria
Wage theft becomes a criminal offence in Victoria from this month. Employers who deliberately underpay or don’t pay their workers now face fines of up to almost $1 million for …
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Modern Greek Studies continue as a Major at Macquarie University overturning last year’s downgrade
When Dr Elizabeth Kefallinos, former head of Modern Greek Studies at Macquarie University, took her long service leave at the beginning of last year after 23 years of teaching, she …
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Lessons of bravery from a heroic young Greek girl
Thousands of congratulatory messages are flooding the internet for a 10-year-old Greek girl, who showed amazing bravery when she ran to the assistance of the passengers involved in a fatal …
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NSW confirms 24 new cases with concern for hospital infections
New South Wales is on alert after 24 new locally-acquired cases of COVID-19 were confirmed for Thursday, 17 of which are linked to previously confirmed cases. The total number of …
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Opportunities for Greek caregivers rise as state funding increases
The past year’s COVID-19 pandemic measures and lockdowns have contributed to a shortage of over 2,000 full and part time caregivers to the Greek community of Melbourne. Quoting industry sources, …
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Victoria records zero cases, but risk of removing restrictions remains too high
Victoria has recorded zero new local coronavirus cases on Thursday, though Victoria’s Deputy Chief Health Officer Daniel O’Brien said new infectious variants of COVID-19 had proved difficult to control. Victoria …