Australia
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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 …
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Online banking across several Australian banks disrupted due to network provider
Consumers from major banks reported that they were unable to access the mobile apps and websites of several Australian banks including Westpac, St George, ANZ and the Commonwealth Bank. Various …
Foodie Kon Kardaras’ deli keeps pace with Melbourne’s love of good food
It takes just a few minutes of conversation with Konstandinos “Kon” Kardaras the owner of Big Vic Deli to realise the man is a foodie above and beyond the normal …
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Easing of Victorian restrictions but mass vaccination is the only real way out
Victoria’s Acting Premier James Merlino on Wednesday, 16 June, announced the easing of lockdown restrictions for the state. “We all know that since this pandemic started distance has been one …