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AMWU Secretary Mavromatis commemorates Palestinian exile on 75th Anniversary of Arab-Isreali conflict
The 75th anniversary of the establishment of Israel in 1948 has been baptised by Palestinians as “The Nakba,” which in Arabic means “the disaster.” The Arab-Israeli conflict resulted in the …
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Magnitude 7.7 quake hits near New Caledonia triggering tsunami warning
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Friday in the Pacific Ocean southeast of New Caledonia, triggering a tsunami warning, US monitoring agencies said. The quake was detected at a depth of 37 …
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Community demands preservation of Preston Market amidst continued development controversy
Last Friday 400 Darebin locals gathered at a town hall meeting to discuss the future of Preston Market. Preston and its surrounds are gentrifying and development is running hot. Preston …
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Adelaide and Athens to move towards sister city relationship
Adelaide and Athens are set to strengthen their ties through a proposed sister city program, as outlined in a joint letter from SA-BEST MLCs Connie Bonaros and Frank Pangallo and …
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Sydney cemeteries to merge as Orthodox grave space projected to run out
Three years is all some Orthodox and Muslim communities have left before their allocated grave space in Sydney’s Crown cemeteries is filled. And the Eastern Orthodox faith, which includes Greek …
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Diaspora Vote: Greece needs you but doesn’t want you
Less than 200 Greek citizens eligible to vote in Greece’s upcoming elections have registered to vote from Australia, whilst thousands of Turks are casting their vote in the Turkish presidential …
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Federal review presses pause on Melbourne airport rail
Melbourne’s long-awaited airport rail link has hit a speed bump, with new contracts unable to be signed until after a national review. Victoria and other states have been told they …
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Truck driver bailed after crash that maimed schoolkids
Police are investigating whether a truck driver was distracted before a crash that left 18 children in hospital, some with life-changing injuries. Jamie Gleeson, 49, faced Melbourne Magistrates Court via …
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Tight jobs market underpins 3.7 per cent wages growth
Wages have responded to the tight labour market, rising 3.7 per cent annually in the March quarter. On a quarterly basis, the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ wage price index lifted …
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Prison guard had ‘intimate relationship with inmate’
While visiting an inmate, prison guard Nicole Lisa Georgiou’s buttocks were squeezed as they embraced. Days later, prisoner Teariki Touna May did it again when she visited him at the …