Australia
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Victoria records 177 cases overnight, a drop from 200 over consecutive days
Victoria recorded 177 new COVID-19 cases overnight. This number was viewed positively after daily cases hitting more than 200 per day, however Chief Health officer Professor Brett Sutton said that …
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Australia’s tax resources available in the Greek language
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has a number of in-language resources to help people with their tax returns. These are available in various languages including Greek, Arabic, simplified Chinese, traditional …
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Erdogan’s decision to turn Hagia Sophia into a mosque causes worldwide fury
Byzantine Emperor Justinian’s jewel, build in the sixth century Hagia Sophia instantly became and remained the main seat of the Eastern Orthodox church for hundreds of years. The building, a …
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Remote learning to reduce movement of students reintroduced in Victoria
Victoria keeps seeing Coronavirus cases in the three digits, recording another 273 cases of coronavirus in the state and one death. With 1,484 active cases of coronavirus in the state …
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We are here for each other – neither COVID-19 nor lockdowns can beat us
It’s back again to plague us. Literally. The resurgence of COVID-19 in Melbourne and the vice-like grip the counter measures have taken on our lives seems unfair – especially since …
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Greek Cypriot-Australian George Savvides the new Chair of SBS
Greek Cypriot-Australian George Savvides has been appointed Chairman of the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), as announced by the Minister for Communications, Paul Fletcher MP, on Thursday. Mr Savvides, a highly …
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Inbound international flights to Australia to be halved
The announcement on Friday that international arrivals into Australia will be reduced by more than half is concerning to Australians overseas, amongst them many residents of Greek descent, who are …
Bureaucrats fail in their role and the government pays the price
Premier Daniel Andrews, the Minister of Health Jenny Mikakos, and the Chief Health Officer have told Victorians that they have become “too complacent.” The Chief of Police is muscular about …
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Put on hold again: Gyms and beauticians shut shop in Melbourne
News of another stage three lock down has once again rocked Victorian businesses, however this time around they feel a little more prepared. Gyms and other recreational studios had opened …
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RMIT academic Tsahuridu says public needs to better understand need for lockdown
An RMIT expert in personal and organizational ethics says that while the reintroduction of Stage 3 lockdown in Melbourne was necessary it was also important that people better understood the …