Australia
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Australia’s worst economic disruption since WWII is still better than the Greek debt crisis
Australia is living through the biggest economic and social disruption it has had in decades as a result of COVID-19. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg predicted the deficit of the current financial …
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Fronditha tightens lockdown rules to protect clients against COVID-19
Fronditha Care announced on Tuesday that it will extend voluntary lockdown procedures and strengthen regulations concerning the wearing of masks in all of its Victorian facilities as the state grapples …
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Tenth edition of Antipodean Palette goes online to reflect isolation of COVID-19
The profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is reflected in the revised title for the 10th anniversary of Antipodean Palette 2020, In Isolation. The exhibition which was to have been …
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Budget deficit to hit $184.5 billion this financial year as unemployment peaks at 9.25 per cent
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has announced massive budget deficits of $85.8 billion for the just-finished 2019-2020 financial year and $184.5 billion projected for 2020-2021. Growth is set to be negative for …
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403 cases and five deaths in Victoria in third worst day, four children in hospital
Victoria recorded 403 new COVID-19 cases overnight on Thursday, a drop from 484 the day before and 428 infections last Friday, but still trailing behind as the third worst day …
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COVID-19 fears at St Basil’s as staff ordered to temporarily vacate their positions
Melbourne aged care homes in Melbourne have been particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 and have seen their cases jump in recent days with new outbreaks. Despite the active cases, Victoria’s Health …
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COVID-19 affects the Greek community of Melbourne, with 4th dead Greek Australian
Another Greek Australian has succumbed to COVID-19, the fourth known death within the Greek community of Melbourne according to data received by Neos Kosmos. The family of the deceased was …
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Online research centre unveils 34 new sites of massacre of Greeks of Ottoman Turkey
Research conducted by Greek Genocide Resource Center, an independent online resource site, has yielded a further 34 sites where the massacres of Greeks took place in Asia Minor in between …
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George Alex and son among 12 crime syndicate suspects arrested in police raids
Sydney construction industry identity George Alex and his son, Arthur, were among a dozen people who were arrested in raids on 10 properties in Sydney and the Gold Coast on …
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Victoria’s cases balloon to 484, an all-time high and fears for further spikes
Victoria’s figures for Wednesday hit an all-time high with 484 cases recorded overnight – a vast difference to the 18 new cases recorded in NSW. Premier Daniel Andrews said that …