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Victoria’s departing premier: towering or divisive, leaves behind a lasting imprint
Today, after nine years at the helm, Dan Andrews quit as Victoria’s premier. “Nine years ago, I visited Government House to be sworn in as the 48th premier of Victoria …
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Josh Burns: Greeks and Jews have an instinctive empathy for First Nations people
Josh Burns is Labor’s Federal Member for Macnamara, in Melbourne’s inner south-eastern and bayside suburbs. The charismatic, fresh-faced, youthful politician is no slouch; he is Chair of the Parliamentary Joint …
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Public consultations called – aimed at making tougher laws against hate speech and hate conduct
Wednesday afternoon, September 13, the Victoria’s Parliamentary Secretary for Multicultural Affairs, Nathan Lambert, and the Parliamentary Secretary for Justice, Nina Taylor, called on multicultural media to inform communities about the …
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Ministers Linda Burney and Andrew Giles rally multicultural communities for a ‘Yes’ Vote
Ministers Linda Burney and Andrew Giles fronted multicultural media today to make a case for the Yes case for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Ms Burney, Minister for Indigenous Australians, …
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Mediation fails to find resolution between John Pesutto and former MP Moira Deeming
The opposition leader is being threatened by defamation action from former Liberal MP Moira Deeming, and a lengthy mediation session on Tuesday failed to yield any resolution. John Pesutto, when …
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Australia’s housing crisis: A perfect storm spurs debate on rental caps
Owning a home (or two) has been seared into our immigrant psyche. Homeownership shielded our poor working-class immigrant parents from political and economic vagaries. Unlike our Greek peers in Germany, …
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Platon capturing humanity through the Lens
British, Greek-born photographer Platon (Antoniou) is featuring at the Ballarat International Foto Biennale which kicked off this week, showcasing some of his most iconic works. Born in 1968, Platon grew …
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Giles announces $15 million boost for language schools
At a multicultural media on Wednesday August 30, the Federal Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Andrew Giles, announced a commitment of $15 million over the next two years for community language …
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Indigenous politician Sheena Watt urges Greek community to embrace reconciliation and vote Yes
Around 40 people gathered at the Greek Cultural Centre in Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, on Monday night to hear Victorian Labor politician Sheena Watt speak on the “Importance of The Voice …
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Recreating the Saturday Greek cinema experience
Last Sunday, Yarraville’s Sun Theatre, in Melbourne’s inner west, went retro with Greek Antiques at the Sun, a screening of the 1968 film ‘A Lady in Sirtaki Dance’, in Greek, …