Australia
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Chaos, class action and coronial inquiry into what went wrong at St Basil’s
Missing files, dishevelled areas, incomplete drug registers is what director Konstantin Kontis found on his return to St Basil’s Home for Aged Care. Banned from the facility he managed since …
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450 COVID-19 cases in Victoria, 11 deaths, huge leap in infected healthcare workers
Victoria’s Premier Daniel Andrews announced 451 new COVID-19 cases on Friday morning and 11 deaths in the last 24 hours, including a woman in her 50s, two men in their …
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JobKeeper access eased with $15.6 billion earmarked for the program
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg ruled out increasing the JobKeeper payment though the program is being expanded following developments in Victoria. Eligibility criteria for the program will also be eased to cushion …
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Drew Pavlou welcomes review into freedom of speech at universities
Drew Pavlou, 21, the Greek Australian student banned on Monday from setting foot on any University of Queensland campus, welcomed the sweeping review into whether or not universities are meeting …
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Yo-yoing restrictions putting pressure on year 12 students and their teachers
Term three looked a little more promising for the class of 2020 as year 12’s were able to sit back in their classrooms with their teachers. Unfortunately this was short …
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Minister Tudge grilled about multiculturalism, bad translations and usurping power from Mikakos
Acting Immigration Minister Alan Tudge has been a busy man. His department has met with 6,000 community groups around Australia – 1,000 in Melbourne – to discuss challenges they face …
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Spin falls short as the media grill Andrews over the quarantine hotel fiasco
On Wednesday, Victoria recorded 471 new coronavirus cases and eight deaths, while the state’s new stage four lockdown is estimated to cost over $9 billion, see up to 250,000 people …
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Medical company taking over St Basil’s secured over $1.2bn in federal contracts this year
The Australian healthcare company Aspen Medical, whose medical team took over the management of St Basil’s Home for the Aged in Fawkner following a deadly outbreak of COVID-19 last month, …
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471 cases announced for Victoria and eight deaths as tough new restrictions are implemented
Victoria’s Premier Daniel Andrews has announced 471 new COVID-19 cases for Victoria, bringing the state’s cumulative total to 13,469 cases. There have been another eight deaths: two men in their …
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470 COVID-19 cases to be announced today as reports of investigation into St Basil’s deaths surface
The ABC this morning reported that there would be 470 new COVID-19 cases, a significant decrease from yesterday’s figure which stood at 725 and 15 deaths – 12 from aged …