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Updated: 130+ women and Community organisations respond to Archbishop Makarios’ statement on abortion
In wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, a decision that revokes Americans’ constitutional right to abortion erasing 50 years of precedent, Archbishop Makarios of the …
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Councillor Tachos to contest state elections on her own bat
After six years in local politics as a City of Brimbank councillor, Virginia Tachos is spreading her net wider when this year she stands in Victoria’s state elections in November …
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Millions of Australians eligible for COVID-19 antiviral drugs from Monday
From Monday 11 July, Australians over 70 testing positive to COVID-19 will be able to access oral antiviral treatments on the Pharmaceuticals Benefits Scheme. The two drugs, Paxlovid and Lagevrio, …
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Greek Australians among big winners from Qatar partnership, says MP Dimopoulos
From 1 October, Melbourne will become the first Australian city to be welcoming two daily flights from Doha, as part of a new partnership struck between Qatar airlines and the …
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Dendias: digital platform for Diaspora to be ready in 18 months
Greece’s Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias said on Thursday that over the next 18 months his ministry would implement the digital tools that would enable members of the Greek Diaspora …
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ATAGI advises 50-64 age group to get COVID-19 winter booster
The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) is recommending that adults between the ages of 50 to 64 years should receive a winter booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine …
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Dina Yehia, the first Greek-Egyptian sworn into NSW Supreme Court
Dina Yehia has become the first person of Greek Egyptian descent to sit on the Supreme Court of NSW. Esteemed solicitor, barrister and District Court Judge Yehia was sworn in …
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Dion Georgopoulos a finalist for visual storytelling in The Canberra Times
Canberra Times photojournalist Dion Georgopoulos has been recognised for his efforts in recording human interest stories during lockdown. Georgopoulos, 26, is a finalist in the John B Fairfax Family Young …
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Feta which ever way you slice it is a key issue in EU-Australia trade talks
After smoothing the waters over last year’s contentious nuclear submarine deal which derailed relations between France and Australia, negotiators are tiptoeing across a minefield to navigate resumed trade talks between …
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NSW expected to suffer more heavy rain today as authorities issue warnings
New South Wales authorities have warned that a weather system developing off the state’s coast could bring a new deluge as it moves north and targets areas including the Mid …