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St Basil’s copped the COVID-19 spotlight, but it’s just the tip of the iceberg in aged care problems
The reputational damage caused to St Basil’s nursing home following the biggest COVID-19 outbreak in Victoria’s aged care sector appears irreversible with at least 40 deaths in the facility. But …
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Victoria Police blasted for role they played in creation of Lawyer X
Victoria Police have ‘accepted without reservation’ that they were profoundly wrong when they unrelentingly facilitated the making of the informant, the former lawyer Nicola Gobbo. It is alleged that Ms …
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Greek Melburnians make up 112 of Victoria’s 576 COVID-19 deaths
At least 112 of Victoria’s 576 total coronavirus-related deaths concern people of Greek origin, according to information exclusive to Neos Kosmos. On Wednesday, another 16 Greek Melburnians succumbed to COVID-19 …
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Payne announces hardship-program loans for vulnerable Aussies overseas
The Australian government is offering additional help in the form of loans for the most vulnerable Australians whose return home has been affected by COVID-19 restrictions. Australia’s Minister for Foreign …
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Melbourne lockdown protester Fanos Panayides arrested by police a second time
Former reality TV Family Food Fight contestant Fanos Panayides, 38, was arrested by police during a search warrant on Tuesday morning. Police seized his mobile phone and laptop, and he …
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90 new COVID-19 cases in Victoria as state stabilises as Australia sinks to recession
Victoria reported 90 new COVID-19 cases and six deaths on Wednesday. Only three of the deaths occurred overnight, and the other three had been registered at a previous period. All …
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COVID-19 damage to tourism has not hurt Greece’s credit rating: Moody’s
Greece’s credit rating remains resilient despite the COVID-19 induced damage to the key tourism sector likely to continue beyond 2020, said the international credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service on …
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Border dispute: Turkey tests Greece’s waters in the eastern Mediterranean despite warnings
The eastern Mediterranean is bubbling as tension escalates in the area over the hottest border dispute between Greece and Turkey since the 1996 Imia crisis when the two countries came …
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Schools set to open amid assurances that Greece is in good steed despite 207 new cases
Greece registered 207 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, including 20 identified at entry points to the country, said the country’s infectious diseases professor Sotiris Tsiodras during a live briefing. Greece’s …
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Victoria government’s state of emergency powers extended for 6 months in marathon sitting
Victoria’s state government has won an extension of its powers to declare the COVID-19 pandemic an ongoing state of emergency. A marathon debate on the legislation’s technical details took place …