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Queen’s Birthday 2022 Honours List: 20 Greek Australians recognised for their contribution
The Governor-General today announced Honours to 992 Australians, including 669 in the General Division of the Order of Australia, and awards for meritorious, distinguished and conspicuous service. Among those honoured …
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Australian man rents accommodation and business on Ios only to realise he had been scammed upon arrival
An Australian businessman who had planned a long awaited Greek summer on the island Ios, was scammed over than $AUD9,000 for a house and a storefront he aimed to use …
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Crisis in the making: Labour shortages hit all sectors of the economy
Labour shortages and inflation are converging to create a perfect storm. Neos Kosmos reached out to Greek Australians in the business and service sector who expressed serious concern. Fotini Kypraios, …
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New call centre, additional staff brought in to deal with passport delays
A new call centre with 35 new staff has been set up this week to deal with the backlog in Australian passport applications with another 35 more staff to be …
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Jim Grivas to run for Liberal seat of Oakleigh ahead of Victoria’s state elections
Jim Grivas (Grivokostopoulos) will be running as the Liberal candidate for Melbourne’s ‘Greekest’ suburb, Oakleigh ahead of Victoria’s state election in November. The suburb of Oakleigh is one of the …
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Greek Australian MP demoted from frontbench in Coalition’s shadow cabinet
A judgment call ahead of the 21 May election has reportedly cost Greek Australian MP Alex Hawke, missing out in the Coalition’s new frontbench under new leader Peter Dutton. The …
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Kambosos Jr recognised as ‘true warrior’ by Haney, following undisputed win
Today was not his day but George Kambosos Jr fought hard against Devin Haney and gracefully accepted his defeat when the American emerged as the new lightweight champion in a …
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Hard right of the NSW Liberal party takes aim at Alex Hawke
Alex Hawke the Greek background former minister for multicultural affairs in Scott Morrison’s routed government is now appears to be the target of former prime minister Tony Abbott and Liberal …
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Albanese reaches out to multicultural Australians
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s first speech to his parliamentary colleagues sought to set a new tone on cultural issues, with the promise that his government would do politics in a …
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Labor’s diverse and skilled new cabinet sworn in
Labor has now secured 77 seats, and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will govern with a majority in parliament. There are a record number of women, 10 women in cabinet, 13 …