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James Merlino rejects criticism of government modelling
Deputy Premier of Victoria James Merlino and the Minister for Multicultural Affairs Ros Spence held a multicultural media conference on Monday 7 September to discuss the government’s ‘road map’ out …
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Parliament an instrument that ensures the ultimate safety of citizens
Victoria’s Premier Daniel Andrews wants parliament to agree on a 12-month extension of the state’s emergency powers. This is unlikely to pass the Legislative Council. These powers have made the …
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“What is going on here is unacceptable to me,” Premier Daniel Andrews told the multicultural media
KEY POINTS Greek Age Care Deaths Premier Andrews said he was heartbroken to think that Greek Australians “who have lived their whole life working hard to build a better Victoria …
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Victorian government grilled in parliamentary inquiry over COVID-19 management
The second round of the Public Accounts and Estimates Committee (PAEC) Inquiry into the Victorian Government’s handling of the COVID19 Pandemic crisis began Tuesday 11 August 2020. The Premier, his …
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St Basil’s in Adelaide is not like its Victorian counterpart
The death of fifteen residents in the Greek Orthodox Archdioceses’ St Basil’s Homes for the Aged in Victoria from coronavirus has tainted the name of other Archdiocese centres around Australia. …
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Kerr’s curse, the Gough Whitlam dismissal and the Palace Letters
Professor Jenny Hocking fought for two years and won a High Court case this May to have 211 letters between Buckingham Palace and the then governor general, Sir John Kerr, …
Bureaucrats fail in their role and the government pays the price
Premier Daniel Andrews, the Minister of Health Jenny Mikakos, and the Chief Health Officer have told Victorians that they have become “too complacent.” The Chief of Police is muscular about …
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Harlem takes charge of its own
Neos Kosmos talked to three people who are deeply invested in the providing services and building resilience in Harlem. Lloyd Williams, the President and CEO of the Greater Harlem Chamber …
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Confusion is king as the Commonwealth and Teachers’ union go head-to-head on schools opening
The newfound bonhomie between the Commonwealth government and the Australian Council of Trade Unions, (ACTU), in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic is being challenged by rising tension between the government …
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Stephen Minas and his move from Victorian politics to the United Nations
Stephen Minas, now 36 years old, has made high achievement seem an effortless task. Mr Minas worked in his mid-twenties as an adviser to the former Premier of Victoria, Ted …