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Ease in COVID vaccination rules to allow more migrants in to fill job vacancies
Sunday’s announcement by Federal Health Minister Mark Bulter that from Wednesday, July 6 visitors to Australia would no longer have to declare their COVID-19 vaccination status will encourage tourism and …
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Bloodletting in Liberals as the reality of defeat hits home
Accusations over the Coalition’s federal election loss have exploded, as senior Liberal Party figures engage in a malicious blame game over the impact of factional infighting on the result. The …
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St Basil’s aged care charged over fatal COVID cluster
St Basil’s the Melbourne aged care home, run by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, where 45 people died from COVID-19 in 2020, and an additional five residents died from neglect, has …
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Census underestimates the number of Greek Australians
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Census 2021 revealed that 92,314 people declared that they were born in Greece, and 16,737 in Cyprus. Over half of all Australians, 51.5 percent, …
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Multicultural Ohi Day Celebration among 189 Victorian community organisations to receive funding
Labor is continuing to support multicultural and multifaith communities to share and celebrate their cultures and traditions through community festivals and events. A total of 189 community organisations will share …
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Chris Pittas still not found but the search will go on
While the official search for Chris Pittas, the Greek-Australian grandfather who went missing in the Victorian Alpine area of Mount Hotham on 13 May, was downscaled after more than a …
John Hatzistergos takes over as ICAC chief commissioner in NSW
New South Wales’ former Attorney-General John Hatzistergos has been selected as the new chief commissioner for the state’s under-fire Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) which is undergoing major changes. A …
Greek Australian elevated to cabinet in Victorian government
Steve Dimopoulos is Victoria’s new minister for tourism, sport, major events, and creative industries. His elevation to cabinet in the Dan Andrews’ Labor government came after the exodus of five …
Adelaide fruit and veg seller’s online rant against price gauging draws media attention
Some of the media have labelled John Kapiris of Adelaide a “foul-mouthed fruiterer” for his latest online guerrilla-advertising post with a telling message in which he uses choice, fruity language …
Anthony Albanese and Kyriakos Mitsotakis meet for the first time during Madrid NATO Summit
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, met with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday (local time) during the NATO Summit in Madrid. The two leaders spoke about the strong relationship …