Australia
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Funding to help foster children, victims of the COVID-19 pandemic
Victoria’s state government is making the fostering process easier in the hope that more families will open their homes to children in need by committing more funds to the Fostering …
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Australians are free to travel to New Zealand without quarantine
Australians are free to travel to New Zealand with no mandatory quarantine from 11.59pm 18 April. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made the announcement today, despite the fact that …
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Halloumi in all but name for Aussie cheese producers, EU decides
The Australian dairy industry is set to challenge a European Union ruling that stops cheesemakers from outside of Cyprus from marketing their product using the name “halloumi.” The decision that …
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Man in South Australia in critical condition due to Covid-19
A 40-year-old man is currently being hospitalised in South Australia with the highly contagious and heavy South African strain of Covid-19. The patient, whose symptoms deteriorated while in hotel quarantine …
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Anglican Bishop of South Sydney’s Easter message inspires with Greek reference
Today is the Catholic Easter celebration but a message that relates to all of us was shared by the Anglican Bishop of South Sydney, Michael Stead. In his Easter Day …
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Traxi director Rhea Gotsis on how she quit her job to become an entrepreneur
My whole life I have always been quite the chameleon. Adapting to different things, hobbies, interests, lifestyles and careers. It began back in year 3 when I came home and …
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Daylight saving time comes to an end
Your clocks and watches will need to be wound back an hour this Sunday, with the end of daylight saving. It means residents in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, …
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Queensland cluster contained but restrictions remain
Even though Queensland has had no locally acquired cases in the last 24 hours certain restrictions remain in place. At the moment there are eight new cases with seven of …
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Positive to coronavirus wastewater sample keeps Melbourne’s West on high alert
An unexpected detection of Covid-19 fragments in wastewater taken on 26 March has residents and recent visitors to Melbourne’s west on high alert. Victorian Health authorities are urging anyone with …
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Greek Australian man acquitted of neighbour’s murder sues police
A former barber who had been imprisoned for a year following accusations of murdering his neighbour back in 2016 has been acquitted in court. Tony Papadimitriou, 40, is now suing …