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Council clashes with Moreland’s football clubs
Community football clubs have united against a Moreland Greens councillor led campaign targeting synthetic sports surfaces. On Thursday night, Moreland Council’s Greens put to rest their campaign to ‘Turf Out …
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Vamvakinou calls for crackdown over rorting in hire of foreign meat-industry workers
The chair of the standing committee on migration and human rights in Australia’s federal parliament, Maria Vamvakinou, told media that she had heard directly from foreign workers on temporary visas …
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SA hospital foundation head takes part in first Parkinson’s data-collection trial
The executive director of the Hospital Research Foundation, Olivia Nassaris is among 2000 participants in a first ever data-collection trial for Parkinson’s disease in Australia which is being run by …
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Charlie Kathopoulis comes home to Darwin to complete treatment after vicious Rhodes attack
Greek-Australian Charlie (Sakellaris) Kathopoulis, 43, has returned home to Darwin for treatment following a vicious attack on him by two men on 30 May which left him fighting for is …
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Increasing costs and interest rates heavily burden construction industry
A shortage of building materials, disruptions in the supply chain and soaring costs have hit the construction industry hard, tipping companies around Australia into administration. Every few week since the …
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Support Papou Chris’s ‘marathon walk’ and help him make a difference
Greek Australian grandfather, Chris Tsalikis is preparing to walk the distance in September, in order to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research. The 82-year-old from East Brighton plans …
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Gravanis brothers put up iconic Como Hotel in NSW for sale
Brothers Bill and Mario Gravanis of Oscars Hotels have put up for sale the iconic Como Hotel a landmark property in Sutherland Shire south of Sydney. The brothers bought the …
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Zervos to run a marathon against racism
Courage to Care CEO Mike Zervos will run a 42 km marathon against racism. Courage to Care run the Upstander Programs for Victorian schools to educate and empower students to …
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NSW aged care cuts force Helen Dracopoulos, 94, to move from her home town
One of the casualties of a New South Wales regional aged care system that is failing because of a lack of funding is Helen, the 94-year-old mother of Arthur Dracopoulos …
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‘Root cause’ of St Basil’s disaster? An eight-day delay according to withheld report
A review of the St Basil’s crisis, which was reportedly concealed from the public, challenges the view that poor COVID-19 infection protocols are to blame for the deaths of 50 …