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Immigrants could face jail if they refuse deportation

Asylum seekers who refuse to be deported could face up to five years in jail under laws being rushed through parliament ahead of another High Court decision on indefinite detention. …

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Inquest into Greek Australian’s death as emergency inspector shifts blame for triple-zero delays

Investigators into Victoria’s triple-zero response times sent three letters to the emergency services minister about call-takers not keeping up with requests for ambulances during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pressure on …

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SA government announces that construction on new Adelaide Aquatic Centre is underway

The new Adelaide Aquatic Centre is officially underway, with the goal to have it up and running in the summer of 2025-26. The work on the state-of-the-art complex has commenced …

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Man faces court over lawyer’s alleged hit-run death

A rideshare driver accused of hitting a young lawyer and leaving him to die on a Sydney street has been granted bail following a brief court appearance. Zisi Kokotatsios, 63, …

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Queensland couple places hopes on cryonics to come back to life after death

A couple from Queensland, Allan and Barbara Pease, have made an unusual decision – to be cryogenically frozen together after death, with the hope of being revived in the future. …

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Tasmania vote a lesson for federal Labor and Liberals

Tasmanians have sent the nation’s major political parties into a frenzy as they prepare for a federal election by failing to vote decisively for either a Liberal or Labor government. Though ballots …

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Australia will work with US regardless of president

Australia is ready to work with the US regardless of who Americans vote for at the presidential election, the deputy prime minister says. Questions are being asked about the future …

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50 years of Modern Greek at the University of Sydney

The Department of Modern Greek at the University of Sydney marks its 50th anniversary milestone with a free event on Sunday 14 April (3pm) as part of the 42nd Greek …

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Australia, Greece, and Cyprus show contrasting trends in age-related happiness according to annual study

Australia is the tenth happiest country in the world, but data shows the older are much happier than the young. Meanwhile Greece, at 64, and Cyprus, at 50, see the …

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Unemployed return to work in a ‘hot labour market’

Increasing work opportunities for Australians in an improving jobs market are helping those reliant on welfare schemes to exit the system earlier. Historically low figures in long-term benefit recipients disprove …

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