2021 - TA NEA - Page 2

18,000 overseas Aussies could have their tickets home torn up, thanks to new caps on returning travelers

Source: Business Insider Australia • The federal government’s decision to halve the number of incoming travellers from 6,070 to 3,035 a week could see 18,000 overseas Australians lose their seats by the end of August. • Speaking to the Sydney Morning Herald,…

8 July, 2021

SPORTS

Olympic dream over for Greece after 97-72 loss to the Czechs

Greece’s men’s basketball team failed to advance to the Tokyo Olympics Sunday, after a surprisingly easy 97-72 loss to the Czech Republic in Victoria, Canada. As in last Saturday’s game against Turkey, the Greek team started slowly, and found itself 32-22 behind…

8 July, 2021

SPORTS

Patrick Kisnorbo speaks to 3XY: “Young players need to be patient, they need to learn and listen.’’

Patrick Kisnorbo has led City this year to their first premiership and first championship in his first year at the helm, but played down his achievement. He has coached the women’s team and has been as well as the head coach of…

8 July, 2021

AUSTRALIA·VICTORIA

Statement from the Premier

This week I had another round of scans and a meeting with my care team at the Alfred and got some good news. The broken vertebra has almost fully healed and they’re letting me take off the back brace that I’ve had…

16 June, 2021

AUSTRALIA·Corona Virus

What is the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine? Will it be available in Australia soon? And does it use mRNA?

Source: abcnews The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine has been found to have more than 90 per cent efficacy, paving the way for it to be available later this year in Australia. The successful results from the phase 3 clinical trial of more than 30,000 volunteers…

16 June, 2021

COMMUNITY·TECHNOLOGY·WORLD

Microsoft President Warns Orwell’s ‘1984’ Reality ‘Could Come to Pass’ in 2024 Without AI Controls

Since its release in 1949, George Orwell’s famous “1984” novel has become a classic literary example of political and dystopian science fiction, even going so far as coining the terms “thought police” and “doublethink,” among others. The book focuses on the consequences…

28 May, 2021

GREECE·WORLD

Turkey, a global problem

Turkey has once again escaped the consequences of its actions, this time in Nagorno-Karabakh. It is probably today in the crosshairs of the Pentagon, which wishes to destroy it like all the other states in the wider Middle East. This is the…

13 May, 2021

WORLD

British holidaymakers ‘to be given free coronavirus tests to take abroad’

Source: standard.co.uk UK travellers will reportedly be issued free coronavirus tests to take abroad under plans to make foreign holidays safer. Fast-turnaround tests will be made available for free to cut the hassle and expense of getting a test in a foreign…

5 May, 2021

AUSTRALIA·WORLD

‘Signal to the world’: Singapore ready and waiting for Australian travel bubble

Singapore’s so-called “Cruises to Nowhere” have been a big hit since being given the green light last November, with more than 120,000 passengers. “They’ve made something that sounds tacky actually quite fun and enjoyable,” said Arv Sreedhar, a Singapore-based Australian investment banker…

29 April, 2021

AUSTRALIA·WORLD

Flights between India and Australia suspended until May 15

Flights to and from India into Australia have now been suspended, amid increasing concerns over the nation’s escalating COVID-19 situation. Flights to and from India into Australia have now been suspended, Scott Morrison has announced, amid increasing concerns over the nation’s escalating…

27 April, 2021

GREECE·TRAVEL·WORLD

Greek passport eighth most powerful in the world

Due to the enormous ramifications of the global pandemic on travel worldwide, the gap in citizens’ freedom to travel anywhere they wish is the largest in decades, and how the vaccine rollout goes will foretell how freely many can leave their countries…

23 April, 2021

AUSTRALIA·Corona Virus

Trans-Tasman travel bubble: The big difference between Australia and New Zealand

Stepping foot on-board one of the trans-Tasman bubble flights was a cause for celebration. But the surprise came on the journey home. A year in the making, it was the flight Australia was itching for. After the Federal Government closed international borders…

23 April, 2021

2021- Page 2

18,000 overseas Aussies could have their tickets home torn up, thanks to new caps on returning travelers

Olympic dream over for Greece after 97-72 loss to the Czechs

Patrick Kisnorbo speaks to 3XY: “Young players need to be patient, they need to learn and listen.’’

Statement from the Premier

What is the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine? Will it be available in Australia soon? And does it use mRNA?

Microsoft President Warns Orwell’s ‘1984’ Reality ‘Could Come to Pass’ in 2024 Without AI Controls

Turkey, a global problem

British holidaymakers ‘to be given free coronavirus tests to take abroad’

‘Signal to the world’: Singapore ready and waiting for Australian travel bubble

Flights between India and Australia suspended until May 15

Greek passport eighth most powerful in the world

Trans-Tasman travel bubble: The big difference between Australia and New Zealand

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