Australia
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Church candles more important than mental health helpline for some, say clerics
Months have passed since we experienced our ‘virtual Easter’, however the global COVID-19 pandemic continues to keep churches empty. Father Evmenios Vasilopoulos, the Archdiocesan Vicar of the Northcote district, made …
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The Greeks who want to help their communities by standing for local government
2020 is a year like no other, the changes that COVID-19 has forced on us have ranged across every aspect of our lives, not least in the way politics is …
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Peter Arvanitis quits as Heritage Care Director because he doesn’t want lavish lifestyle to distract from staff’s ‘good work’
Aged care mogul Peter Arvanitis, who has come under fire for his lavish lifestyle, has resigned from the top role of director of Heritage Care due to an increasing focus …
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State goverment says draft bombshell leaked to the press with extension of curfew is out of date
Draft bombshell documents have been leaked to the press showing how Melbourne’s stage four lockdown, due to have ended on 13 September, would be extended for a fortnight through to …
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Victoria Police blasted for role they played in creation of Lawyer X
Victoria Police have ‘accepted without reservation’ that they were profoundly wrong when they unrelentingly facilitated the making of the informant, the former lawyer Nicola Gobbo. It is alleged that Ms …
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Greek Melburnians make up 112 of Victoria’s 576 COVID-19 deaths
At least 112 of Victoria’s 576 total coronavirus-related deaths concern people of Greek origin, according to information exclusive to Neos Kosmos. On Wednesday, another 16 Greek Melburnians succumbed to COVID-19 …
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Payne announces hardship-program loans for vulnerable Aussies overseas
The Australian government is offering additional help in the form of loans for the most vulnerable Australians whose return home has been affected by COVID-19 restrictions. Australia’s Minister for Foreign …
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Melbourne lockdown protester Fanos Panayides arrested by police a second time
Former reality TV Family Food Fight contestant Fanos Panayides, 38, was arrested by police during a search warrant on Tuesday morning. Police seized his mobile phone and laptop, and he …
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90 new COVID-19 cases in Victoria as state stabilises as Australia sinks to recession
Victoria reported 90 new COVID-19 cases and six deaths on Wednesday. Only three of the deaths occurred overnight, and the other three had been registered at a previous period. All …
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Victoria government’s state of emergency powers extended for 6 months in marathon sitting
Victoria’s state government has won an extension of its powers to declare the COVID-19 pandemic an ongoing state of emergency. A marathon debate on the legislation’s technical details took place …