Australia
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Premier walks for harmony
Thousands of people will be joining the Victorian Premier on a walk to celebrate Victoria’s religious and cultural diversity.
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Greek bikie denied bail
Peter Zervas has been denied bail following his being charged with riot and affray over a vicious brawl at Sydney Airport in March.
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Brumby calls for the return of the Parthenon Marbles
Victorian Premier, John Brumby, has called for the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece.
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Greek lobby mixed efforts in Canberra
The Australian Hellenic Council held its annual round of meetings with key Canberra insiders last week with mixed results.
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Tsiolkas bags another award for ‘The Slap’
‘The Slap’ has earnt Christos Tsiolkas another award for his look at how a slap at a bbq changes the lives of the people involved.
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Xenophon proposes alternative to ETS
Xenophon saw the ETS bill vote delayed until August when sitting resumes as he seeks an alternative to the Govenment’s Emissions Trading Scheme.
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Georgiou feels “sense of relief” to see end of Howard’s refugee policies
Opposition member Petro Georgiou and long term advocate for refugee rights felt relief not to have to cross the floor and vote for the government’s abolition of Howard government’s
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Greek Australian tops NSW most wanted list
James Dalamangas tops the list of most wanted criminals in NSW.
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Mirabella’s advisor resigns
The Greek Australian adviser to Federal Liberal MP, Sophie Mirabella, was forced to resign over his behaviour at a charity function in Canberra.
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Greek candidate lashes out against Derrimut incumbent
Andrew Lappos announces his intention to stand for the northern suburbs state seat of Derrimut and accuses the sitting Labor member, Telmo Languiller, of being involved in ALP bran