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25.01.2022 #AustralianInnovation is helping the global fight against COVID-19. South Australian printing manufacturer Cutler Brands Pty Ltd has switched to making safety glasses for front-line workers fighting #COVID19. It is now supplying #Australian markets and taking orders from around the world. #AustraliaResponds #EconomicDiplomacy https://www.youtube.com/watch

25.01.2022 Important announcement for Australians in Cyprus Financial support for vulnerable Australian citizens trying to return home from Cyprus is available. If youre eligible you can apply for an interest-free loan to help with the cost of a return flight where one can be arranged, or to assist with emergency living costs until a flight home to Australia becomes available.... Only those in genuine need will be provided loans. They are only available as a last-resort and you will have to meet strict eligibility criteria. All loans must be repaid. For more information, eligibility criteria and to apply, see: https://www.smartraveller.gov.au//covid-19-overseas-financ If you need consular assistance overseas and you havent already done so, please register with us at https://covid19.dfat.gov.au. Registering does not guarantee we can facilitate your return to Australia. It will allow us to easily communicate with you about flights, if and when they become available.

24.01.2022 Cypriot #Australian poet Koraly Dimitriadis - writer & actor has started a new year-long, online festival No I am not washing your dirty plate Arts Festival with the aim of bringing together artists and thinkers, with a focus on the #Cypriot, Greek, Italian and other European female and non-binary diaspora, and their supporters and allies. The first event brings together Cypriot female poets and musicians from all over the world. The first event is Saturday August 22nd at 2pm #Cyprus time. https://www.facebook.com/events/596965094354317/

24.01.2022 Postal voting for WA’s 2021 election is from 22 Feb to 18 March 2021. If you’re overseas and eligible to vote in WA’s state election, you can apply for a postal... vote from 4 Feb here: https://www.elections.wa.gov.au/postal-vote-apply . This is the last week to check or update your enrolment before enrolment closes at 6pm (AWST) Thursday 11 February 2021. https://www.elections.wa.gov.au/oes#/oec

24.01.2022 Attention Australians in Cyprus! We continue to offer consular and passport services to clients unable to attend the High Commission for appointments owing to recent Cyprus Government measures banning travel to and from Limassol and Paphos districts. If you are travelling overseas soon and need a passport, or require an emergency travel document, please contact us on [email protected] and +357 2269 7555 to discuss how we can help you. For more information visit www.cyprus.embassy.gov.au

22.01.2022 As of Saturday 5 September, #Australia will be reclassified by #Cyprus as a Category B country. This means that anyone arriving in Cyprus from Australia will be required to present a negative #coronavirus test (PCR) not older than 72 hours prior to boarding. Cypriot nationals and their families and permanent residents can get tested upon arrival in Cyprus at their own expense (60 euro) and remain in mandatory self-isolation until their results are delivered (up to 48 hours). Negative test certificates from Australia must clearly include your full name, the date of the test, the type of test (PCR), the institution/clinic and your negative result.

22.01.2022 Check out the free 3rd #Cyprus Archaeological , Ethnographic and Historical Documentary Film Festival taking place 10-13 September. Short documentaries, including one from #Australia , will be screened, while parallel activities take place. It will be the first hybrid Film Festival in Cyprus, with screenings at Athalassa Park and films also screened online . The Australian film Diglife will be screened on 12 September at 8pm. Diglife follows one season... of field work by Project Glac, an Australian-Serbian research project lead by the University of Sydney and the Institute of Archaeology in Belgrade aiming to find out if Glac, near the modern-day Serbian town of Sremska Mitrovica, conceals another imperial Roman palace in Serbia. Project Glac is supported by the Serbian Ministry of Culture and Information, the Embassy of Australia in Serbia, North Macedonia and Montenegro and the City of Sremska Mitrovica. Join us for a glimpse into the search for Roman Emperor Maximian Herculius lost palace! Physical Location: Environmental Information Centre in Athalassa National Forest Park, Nicosia. Online: https://watch.eventive.org/aei-filmfestival2020 For more info on the film festival visit: https://aei-filmfestival.org/ For more info on Project Glac visit: https://glac-project.sydney.edu.au/about-the-project/ https://cyprus-mail.com//documentaries-archaeology-and-hi/ CAARI

21.01.2022 The Indo-Pacific region is currently facing a number of health and economic challenges due to COVID-19. The stability, prosperity and resilience of our neighbours is deeply linked to our own. We have responded quickly by adapting DFAT’s development program to support the region’s COVID-19 response and recovery.... Our development program is an investment in regional stabilitya national asset to deliver the best development outcomes for Australia and our partners. Read about Partnerships for Recoveryfocusing on health security, stability and economic recovery, and protecting the region’s most vulnerable in the 201920 Annual Report https://www.dfat.gov.au//dfat-annual-r/summary/index.html

20.01.2022 #Australian manufacturer Drives For Industry is now making polycarbonate sneeze-shields for businesses with public reception areas, reducing the risk of #COVID19 transmission. A great example of Australian businesses helping each other through these challenging times #AustraliaResponds #EconomicDiplomacy https://www.youtube.com/watch

20.01.2022 Check out this piece by Julie-Ann Guivarra, Australia’s Ambassador for Gender Equality. In Australia, we introduced our first national action plan on WPS in 2012 and we’re in the process of developing our second. In addition to the action plan, we have increased our focus on WPS through enhanced coordination across defence, foreign policy, humanitarian and development programs. Our defence force has worked to increase the number of women in its operations and provide training for gender advisers. We can be proud of Australian women like Major General Cheryl Pearce who commands the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus. https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/australia-and-the-un-wom/

19.01.2022 15-23 August is National #Science Week in #Australia, a chance to celebrate some interesting Australian scientific achievements. Australian Geographic has listed 20 Australian inventions that changed the world. Check it out here: https://www.australiangeographic.com.au//australian-inven/

18.01.2022 Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. This year, UN Women is asking people to #OrangeTheWorld today, and for the 16 Days of Activism on gender-based violence, by wearing the colour orange, and making buildings and social media orange. Australia joins partners around the world, to support UN Women’s calls for collective efforts to promote approaches to violence against women and girls, which ‘Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect.’ DFAT’s COVID-19 response strategy, ‘Partnerships for Recovery’ places gender equality and the elimination of violence against women as a key priority for Australia. Now, more than ever, coming together to end violence against women and girls, is key to creating a more gender-equal world and inclusive societies for all. #IDEVAW #GBV #16Days #EVAW See less

18.01.2022 #Australian experts have developed a #COVID19 contact-tracing course to train medical professionals around the world. During COVID-19, contact tracing has become an essential public health tool and in-demand skill for identifying people who may have been exposed to the #virus and prevent further spread. The course materials have been shared with major international organisations including the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network, the World Health Organisation, Mdecins ...Sans Frontires and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. https://rsph.anu.edu.au//act-contact-tracing-training-prog

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18.01.2022 The #Cyprus Road Safety Committee met in recent days and we are pleased to see that a new Safer Roads approach will be adopted. Many of the practical actions discussed at Octobers Road Safety conference co-hosted by European University Cyprus Centre of Excellence in Risk & Decision Sciences and #Australias Monash Universitys Monash University Accident Research Centre - MUARC. #MUARC also delivered a detailed set of policy suggestions for Cyprus that can help make Cypriot roads safer for all. The new 10-year strategic planning for road safety draws on the experience of Road Safety experts from MUARC, who visited Cyprus twice in 2019 with the support of Australia In Cyprus . #RoadSafety is everyones responsibility. We look forward to further collaboration with the authorities in this field.

18.01.2022 On #WorldHumanitarianDay, we pay tribute to the brave humanitarians and local responders who, despite the odds, have risked or lost their lives providing assistance and protection to those in need. You are our #RealLifeHeroes #COVID19 has exposed already-vulnerable communities to even greater risk and presents significant challenges for the humanitarian response to these protracted crises. Thank you for fighting against poverty, braving the devastating impacts of disaster, and combatting the pandemic.

17.01.2022 #Australias national science agency CSIRO have found a method of tracking community outbreaks of #COVID19 using #wastewater samples. This cost-effective method can detect the presence of COVID-19 carriers in the community, regardless of whether they show symptoms. Worldwide wastewater monitoring could save up to USD$1 Billion for national monitoring programs. https://www.csiro.au//Chasing-COVID-19-CSIRO-scientists-fi

16.01.2022 Today the PM announced a staged approach to increase passenger numbers on international flights to Australia. Contact your airline to discuss your flight options. For more info on the announcement, see www.pm.gov.au/media/press-conference-sydney-nsw-5.

16.01.2022 Emeritus Professor David Frankel of La Trobe University #Australia will deliver a seminar by ZOOM in the University of Sydney Classical Seminar series titled Pottery Production in Bronze Age Cyprus: Variability and Scale. Detailsls: Tuesday, 1 September, 3pm Australian EST (8am Cyprus time). Anyone can join to watch for free. No passwords needed, just click on the link below and join the seminar at the appropriate time. https://uni-sydney.zoom.us/j/93948924281

16.01.2022 Around the world businesses are changing the way they work to adapt to #COVID19. In #Australia, Wilmar BioEthanol has doubled its production of ethanol from sugarcane molasses and supplying this ethanol to makers of clinical-grade sanitiser, surface-cleaning and hygiene products. #AustraliaResponds #AustralianInnovation #EconomicDiplomacy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RgFtSoRHNk

16.01.2022 Over 2 billion people around the world dont have access to safe drinking #water and this number is expected to grow in coming years. Scientists have been working for decades on this problem, but many existing energy-heavy solutions can be hard to implement in communities without a stable electric grid. Now, a global research team led by Professor Huanting Wang at Monash University has proposed a sustainable solution that relies on #sunlight (instead of heat or electricity) to filter salt water into clean #drinking waterin less than 30 minutes. Better yet, this drinking water is even cleaner than WHOs official recommendations! Read more here: https://www.monash.edu//breakthrough-technology-purifies-w

15.01.2022 Join CAARI now online to listen to interesting presentation on #Archaeology in BritishPeriod #Cyprus. Today, 29 January at 12:40 former Australian Ambassador to Athens Archaeologist Dr Robert S. Merrilees will present, followed by Dr Craig Barker from University of Sydney tomorrow, 30 January, at 12.10.

15.01.2022 Are you an #Australian citizen or resident and wish to return to Australia but have been unable to do so due to the passenger caps? You can register your details with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade here: https://covid19.dfat.gov.au/citizeninformation/s/. There is no need to register if you have already provided your details to the High Commission. Registering your details does not guarantee we can facilitate a seat on a flight or your return to Australia. Commerc...ial flight options to Australia are limited due to the passenger caps. You should consult directly with airlines on flight availability they have the most up to date information. Registering helps us help you as we work to make more options available for Australians. Were working hard in the background to get more options open, and while there arent any easy options or quick fixes, we are committed to doing all that we can to help you. For more info visit: on https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/COVID-19

15.01.2022 Meet Captain Tresha Oates from Australia who is currently deployed on Operation Charter in Cyprus as the mission deputy gender affairs officer. Captain Oates is responsible for facilitating a military gender responsiveness action plan and delivery and review of gender-related training in accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 Women, Peace and Security. For Captain Oates and the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus Force Commander M...ajor General Cheryl Pearce, a fellow Australian , the balanced gender approach aims to achieve an inclusive and diverse work environment. To learn more about Captain Oates and UNSCR 1325, head to https://news.defence.gov.au//women-have-important-role-pea.

15.01.2022 #Australian childrens shoe specialist Little Treads have gone digital during the #COVID19 pandemic with virtual fitting sessions and feet measurement tutorials through their website. A great example of #AustralianInnovation! https://www.youtube.com/watch

14.01.2022 The Australian Government will provide additional support to the most vulnerable Australian citizens whose return to Australia has been impacted by the restrict...ions arising from COVID-19. The Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade will provide this support through an expanded Hardship Program, which will build on our existing Traveller Emergency Loans. Further details can be found here.

14.01.2022 Nothing like the #magpie song to remind you of #Australia New research has revealed more interesting traits to these beautiful #birds. In addition to being able to tell when another magpie is lying, they are also the most vocally complex #songbirds in the world. Enough new info to make you forgive their swooping tactics? For sure! https://www.abc.net.au//queensland-magpie-song-st/12389422

13.01.2022 There were about 38 million people living with HIV across the globe at the end of 2019. Australia’s commitment to HIV elimination is adapting to the challenges of COVID-19 while championing human rights and protections needed to reduce the impacts of the pandemic for people who can experience barriers to health services, including women and girls, and people living with disability. When we strengthen a health system to fight one disease, we help fight all disease, including ...#COVID19. #PartnershipsForRecovery #WorldAIDSDay #SDG3

13.01.2022 Gday Space , this is Earth ! Andrea Boyd is an International Space Station flight controller. Her daily routine is to help astronauts with their tasks and to keep the Space Station turning. Fancy hearing this Aussie accent whilst circling our blue planet! https://www.abc.net.au//voice-of-earth-andrea-bo/12566576

12.01.2022 Attention Australians in Cyprus We continue to recommend you avoid all protests, demonstrations and rallies. Even peaceful events can turn violent without warning. The level of advice has not changed, but we continue as always to monitor closely as protests in recent weeks have turned violent. For more information on staying safe when there is a demonstration visit smartraveller.gov.au https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/before-yo//demonstrations

12.01.2022 List of places where the use of face masks is mandatory in Cyprus . Heavy fines can apply if you dont comply. #COVID19 www.pio.gov.cy/en/press-releases-article.html?id=15278#flat

12.01.2022 Entry requirements into vary depending on where youre travelling from . Unless youre a Cyprus citizen, permanent resident or have special permission, you wont be able to enter Cyprus if youre travelling from . Youll have to self-isolate for 14 days. Face masks are compulsory inside most public and commercial spaces. Follow the advice of local authorities.

12.01.2022 #Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are severely under-represented in #Australia’s medical professions with about 400 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander doctors in Australia. That's less than 0.5 per cent of the workforce. That’s something The University of Newcastle, Australia is hoping to change. https://www.sbs.com.au//there-are-few-indigenous-doctors-i

12.01.2022 Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance has welcomed s $80 million contribution, which will help to guarantee fair and equitable access to #COVID19 #vaccines for countries around the world. For more info: https://www.gavi.org//australia-commits-au-80-million-guar

11.01.2022 DFAT showed our support for LGBTIQ+ youth on #WearItPurple Day, continued to support our region respond to #COVID19 and worked towards economic recovery. Austra...lian Embassy, Cambodia Australian Embassy in Portugal Australia in Tonga Australian High Commission Tuvalu. Simon Birmingham See more

11.01.2022 High Commissioner Sam Beever met with new Police Chief Stelios Papatheodorou to thank him and #Cyprus Police for keeping the community safe and for enforcing public health measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Among various mutual topics of interest, both confirmed shared commitment to #RoadSafety research and education. They are lots of lessons that can be learned from #DownUnder Monash University Monash University Accident Research Centre - MUARC European University Cyprus Centre of Excellence in Risk & Decision Sciences

10.01.2022 #AUSTRALIANS IN #CYPRUS Please be aware that very important new #COVID19 measures are in force from today (12 November) in Cyprus See quick video update from High Commissioner Sam Beever below and visit pio.gov.cy/coronavirus/eng for more details... Transcript Its only a week since my last video update for Australians in Cyprus, however, unfortunately the coronovarius continues to spread on the island and the government here has made some important announcements you should be aware of. A number of new mesaures have been announced, and rather than listing them all now, I suggest you check the Cypriot government website on your screen eblow for the full details (https://www.pio.gov.cy/coronavirus/eng) But in summary, most measures relate to the current hotspot distrcits of Limassol and Paphos. In those districts from 8pm tonight until 30 November, the nightly curfew has been extended from 8pm and 5am. Exemptions remain in place for permitted workers and for medical emergencies. It is forbidden to enter or exit these disctricts, or move between them, unless you have an exemption for essential work, need to access Limassol Port or Paphos and Larnaca Airports or for medical reasons and emergencies. A range of retail businesses have been closed though supermarkets remain open, and hospitality venues like resaturants will deliver during the time of the curfew. High schools and higher educaiton has all moved to online learning, and the public sector must work from home. Across the rest of the Republic of Cyprus, all previous measures continue to apply. Restricted trading hours at retail food businesses and pharmacies for the aged and people with a disability have been extended until 10 am each day. In addition, all playgrounds and camping grounds have been closed, and large scale conference and events have been banned. And of course, masks are still mandatory in public places indoors and outdoors for everyone over the age of 12. We’ll post these details on our Facebook page, Australia in Cyprus, as soon as official advice is released in English by the government. Thanks, and stay safe.

10.01.2022 Are you a highly skilled professional looking to invest your success and talents in a new location? The Australian Government has launched the Global Business and Talent Attraction Taskforce, which offers a suite of services and a streamlined pathway to permanent residency for exceptionally talented individuals and flourishing businesses interested in growing their success in Australia. Do you have what it takes? ... www.homeaffairs.gov.au/globalbusinessandtalent See more

10.01.2022 From 18 September, #Cyprus authorities will reclassify #Australia as a Category A country. This means all arrivals from Australia no longer need a negative PCR test within 72 hours of departure to enter Cyprus. If transiting a non-Category A country on the way to Cyprus, you must not leave the airport. Otherwise you may be relegated to the Category of that airports country. All passengers, irrespective of category must submit an application online for CyprusFlightPass (https://cyprusflightpass.gov.cy/) within 24 hours of departure. Passenger arrivals are also subject to random tests upon arrival.

10.01.2022 Our Travel Advice for #Cyprus has been updated. Follow the advice of local authorities and comply. Subscribe to smartraveller.gov.au/Cyprus

09.01.2022 Always good to refresh ourselves on how to properly wear a face #mask, one of the easiest ways to limit exposure to any airborne #diseases, such as #COVID19

08.01.2022 #COVID19 has impacted communities in many ways, including limiting the usual #blood donation drives in and . So #Australian High Commission team members, both in #Melbourne and #Nicosia, were pleased to donate recently Australian Red Cross Blood Service

07.01.2022 DYK that the lovable #wombat produces cube shaped poo? New research published in the journal Soft Matter, excuse the pun , shows that wombat poo forms its distinctive shape within the wombat’s intestines, not at the, er, point of exit as previously thought. https://pubs.rsc.org//c/articlelanding/2021/sm/d0sm01230k

07.01.2022 With gender inequalities exacerbated by COVID-19, #Australia must remain steadfast in our commitment to #equalpay. On #InternationalEqualPayDay, watch Australias Ambassador for #GenderEquality, Julie-Ann Guivarra, and Workplace Gender Equity Agency Director, Libby Lyons, discuss DFATs global commitments to #womens economic empowerment, including the impacts of #COVID19 and the importance of utilising strong data. https://youtu.be/r5I-l21zi1c

07.01.2022 On #RemembranceDay today, we remember all who have served across the globe and pay respects to those who are still serving in #Australia’s Defence Forces. First Nations people have occupied and cared for #Australia for over 65,000 years. They also have a proud history of military service. Reginald Walter Saunders was an inspiring soldier, veteran and champion for Indigenous equality. Listen to Reg's story of courage during World War II in this short video. Reginald Walter Sa...unders was from the #Gunditjmara people of southern Victoria. His father and uncle had served in the First World War, which motivated Reg to enlist in the Second Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in 1940. This tells the story of Reg's service in North Africa, the Mediterranean and New Guinea during the Second World War. His experience was a blend of frontline fighting, survival in hostile territory and leading soldiers into battle. It also tells how Reg served again in the Korean War and made his mark as a campaigner for Indigenous equality in post-war Australia. https://youtu.be/vcr1teNsdNc #NAIDOC2020 #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe National NAIDOC #WeRememberThem #LestWeForget Australian War Memorial #AWMemorial

06.01.2022 Last week Prime Minister Scott Morrison (ScoMo) virtually met with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and President of the European Council Charles Michel. and the are natural partners in our shared commitment to freedom and democratic values and a like-minded approach to a broad range of international issues. During the meeting the leaders shared experiences in battling COVID-19 and the importance of ensuring universal access to safe and afford...able vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics. They also discussed negotiations of the Australia-EU Free Trade Agreement as well as the shared commitment to the Paris Agreement and tackling climate change. Further details on the outcome of the meeting in the link below. https://bit.ly/36m6fYh European Union, 2020

06.01.2022 Happy #Diwali! We extend our best wishes to all those celebrating the festival of lights in #Australia, in #Cyprus and around the world. We wish all who celebrate a time of happiness and peace.

04.01.2022 High Commissioner Sam Beever recently met with Deputy Minister for Shipping Vassilios Demetriades to welcome him to his new portfolio and to continue building on the positive bilateral relationship in #shipping between our two islands, #Cyprus and #Australia . Discussion centered on marine safety, environment, research and competition.

04.01.2022 Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against #Women and the start of UN Women’s 16 Days of Activism Against #Gender Based Violence. See below on how and , and partners around the , are standing together for gender equality. Hear what gender equality means for ‘s Josie Christodoulou and High Commissioner Martha Mavrommatis at the High Commission of the Republic of Cyprus in Australia at the beginning of #16DaysOfActivism #IDEVAW2020 Cyprus Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies (MIGS) Hands Across the Divide Anna Prodromou Sophia Papastavrou, Ph.D. GAT (Gender Advisory Team)

04.01.2022 As we couldn’t get together to Celebrate Australia Day this year, here are some video messages we received from #Australian #Cypriots, alumni and friends across Cyprus we look forward to gather in person when we can. Happy #AustraliaDay! Stay safe! Katerina Cyprus Sweets Katerina Christoforou Kathy Siambetta Marcos Zambartas Marleen Zambartas Brouwer Zambartas Wines The Brown Box Militsa Apple Cider Nigel O'Connor Marios Kapiris Pembe Mentesh Sophie Papatheocharous Demetra Hadjisotiriou KM Marble Design Cleo Tz Cynthia Efremoglou

04.01.2022 Australians in Cyprus Some of you may receive a text message (SMS) as picture below from DFAT. These texts are legitimate. For more info visit smartraveller.gov.au’s website : https://www.smartraveller.gov.au//calls-registered-austral

04.01.2022 #DYK that Wi-Fi is an #Aussie invention? The technology developed in 1992 by Dr John OSullivan and the CSIRO is used today by more than a billion people around the globe . : Australian Geographic

03.01.2022 Right this way, kids! Today is Fathers Day in #Australia and so we thought wed celebrate one of the best father figures we know - the male #emu! Unlike most animals, emu dads are the ones in charge of raising their chicks after they hatch, until theyre 2 years old. #HappyFathersDay to all the Aussie dads out there! Christian Spencer

02.01.2022 One of the easiest measures to prevent the spread of germs and #viruses like #COVID19 is to simple wash your hands, the correct way.

01.01.2022 Turkish Cypriot authorities have suspended inbound passenger flights to north #Cyprus. Outbound flights may be affected. Read and #subscribe to our travel advice: smartraveller.gov.au/cyprus