Australia
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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
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Parthenon Marbles must return
Patrons of the Australians for the Return of the Parthenon Marbles, Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser, have spoken in support of the Marbles returning to Greece.
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The ‘wog’ boy goes island hopping
Nick Giannopoulos teams up with Vince Colosimo for Wog Boy 2: Kings of Mykonos
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Geni left Masterchef wiser and more confident
It was Geni Papcostas’ turn to leave Masterchef Monday night.