Australia
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Numbers drop in Victoria to beneath 30 for the first time since June
Victoria’s new COVID-19 cases dropped to beneath 30 for the first time since June with just 28 new infections on Thursday of which 14 are linked to known cultures. Thursday’s …
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A new Australian Citizenship Test for migrants with a focus on Aussie values
From 15 November 2020, there will be an updated Australian Citizenship Test with a clear focus on Australian values. Questions will focus on the countries respect for freedom and dignity, …
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Building and construction institute upgraded to provide uni level qualifications
The regulator of universities and higher education providers, the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA), has granted the Australian Industrial Systems Institute (AISI) the status of a Higher Education …
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Regional restrictions lift as Melburnians queue at border checkpoints
Victoria recorded 42 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, with eight deaths in the state. Yesterday, the state had the same figures but no deaths. Premier Daniel Andrews said that …
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Restaurant owners’ future depends on Melbourne weather and the size of their footpaths
Summer in Melbourne may look like downtown Plaka filled with outdoor seating areas, pop-up cafes and al fresco dining in an effort to speed up the recovery of the hospitality …
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Melbourne’s Greek mayors speak of governance in COVID-19 times
Melbourne went into a severe Stage 4 lockdown, two long months ago and councils across the Melbourne metropolitan area have had to deal with all the problems that the pandemic …
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Zero coronavirus-related deaths in Victoria on Tuesday
There were 42 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Victoria today but no new deaths were recorded, which means that the national death toll continues to be 816. The last time …
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Greek court finds brothers guilty of killing John Macris
An Athens court found two brothers guilty of the murder of Sydney underworld figure John Macris, 46. Yuliyanov J Raychev Serafim, 33, and Milen Raychev, 36, two brothers who are …
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‘No current plans to bring dental under Medicare’: PM responds to issue raised by Victoria’s Greek seniors
When John Kostoulias, representing the peak Victorian body for Greek seniors, wrote to Scott Morrison in July, little did he know that he would receive not one but two responses …
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Adelaide man accused of $20m cocaine import from Greece
A joint investigation by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the Australian Border Force (ABF), led to a major cocaine bust in South Australia with a shipment from Greece labelled …