Australia
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Theophanous calls it quits at next election
Labor Upper House MP Theo Theophanous will step down from Parliament at the next State elections due in 2010.
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Police spoil Theo’s party
Victorian Labor MP Theo Theophanous thanks his family for their support upon the dismissal of rape charges against him by the Melbourne Magistrates Court.
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Theophanous rape charge dropped
Theo Theophanous will not stand trial on the charge of raping a woman in his Parliament office on a September night in 1998.He has claimed racial stereotyping by the prosecuting
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Theophanous lawyer slams chief investigator
The defence attorney of Theo Theophanous slammed the conduct of the investigation by the leading police detective.
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Politicians and Journalists: Adversaries or Bedfellows?
George Megalogenis, senior political writer for The Australian, will be part of a panel discussion, at Melbourne University, on the relationship between politicians and journalists
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Calamari ready for frying
Since the arrival of Greeks and Italians in Australia, calamari has become a sought out seafood and calamari season is now open in Victoria.
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Ethnic schools attacked
A discussion paper commissioned by the Australian Education Union has claimed that ethnic and religious schools have impacted on the public funding of government schools.
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Vamvakinou’s challenger capitulates
The preselection challenge against the sitting ALP member for for the Federal seat of Calwell has collapsed
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New coin celebrates citizenship
The 60th anniversary of the Nationality and Citizenship Act has been celebrated with the release of a commemmorative $1 coin.
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Two Greeks arrested for bashing
Two Greek Australians are amongst the three men charged following the horrific bashing at the Hunry Jacks in Prahran.