Australia
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Stranded Aussies on board the Coral Princess begin their journey home
It would have been journey that would have tested Odysseus but the 78 passengers who were on board the Covid-19 struck cruise ship, the Coral Princess, are finally beginning their …
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Australia coronavirus update: death toll at 34
As of today, Sunday 5 April, there are 5669 confirmed cases in Australia, 2580 of which in New South Wales. Four more deaths from Covid-19 in NSW, have taken the …
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Monash scientists find head-lice drug stops COVID-19 from replicating
The findings of a collaborative study led by the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute and the Doherty Institute went viral on Saturday as a familiar drug stops coronavirus from growing in …
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Temporary visa holders in Australia now allowed to access super
The Morrison government announced yesterday new arrangements for temporary visa holders and visitors in Australia. Acting Immigration Minister Alan Tudge said the new measures recognise the importance of the 2.17 …
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Victorian Government announces kinder support measures
Parents will be able to send their children to sessional kindergarten for free during term 2 and sessional providers will be given the funding certainty they need thanks to a …
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Scott Morrison tells visitors they are “lovely” but perhaps “it is time to make your way home”
Greeks in Australia on visas are caught in limbo as a result of the coronavirus crisis, but Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says that Acting Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant …
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Covid-19 flip from running night clubs to delivering much needed medical gear
Two weeks ago Martha Tsamis and her staff were busy running a number of night clubs in Melbourne. Then Covid-19 and social distancing hit the scene and the hospitality industry …
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Billionaire rich-lister Con Makris sells Adelaide shopping centre
Property billionaire Con Makris sold off an Adelaide neighbourhood shopping centre in a private deal worth $35 million. The 20,200-sq-metre Newton Village Shopping Centre was bought off Mr Makris by …
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Zoe finds new life as supermarket chains recruit thousands
Just a few weeks ago Zoe Giagoudakis was working for the YMCA and then the world changed and her job was no longer there. But if ever there was clear …
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Early childhood education and child care packages
Around one million families are set to receive free child care during the coronavirus pandemic under a plan from the Morrison Government that will help deliver hip pocket relief and …