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Lee Tarlamis MP to assume duties as Government Whip in Victoria’s Legislative Council
Member for Southern Eastern Metropolitan Lee Tarlamis was elected this week by the ALP Caucus to the position of Government Whip in the Legislative Council. “It’s a privilege and honour …
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Konidaris: “Melbourne to be the best arts and culture precinct in Asia Pacific”
The new Victorian minister for creative industries, Steve Dimopoulos, announced a nine-member board for Melbourne Arts Precinct Corporation (MAP Co) – the entity spearheading the Melbourne Arts Precinct Transformation project. …
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Australia is great… but needs a bit of salt
Elsie Mitromara, 19, a Greek national was “surprised at how many Greeks were in Melbourne” when she first moved here. The Greek Financial Crisis (2008-2017) resulted in a new wave …
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Hatzistergos appointed as new Chief Commissioner in ICAC
The Hon Paul Lakatos SC, District Court Judge and President of the Mental Health Review Tribunal, along with the Hon Helen Murrell SC, retired Chief Justice of the Supreme Court …
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Maria Vamvakinou appointed Migration Chair
Labor’s Federal Member for Calwell, Maria Vamvakinou missed the opening of the 47th parliament as a result of contracting COVID-19. Ms Vamvakinou returned to parliament this week following her recovery, …
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Carla Zampatti scholarship to promote future designers
Fotis Kapetopoulos, then head of the Multicultural Arts Professional Development program (MAPD), now a journalist with Neos Kosmos, recalled his time with the late Carla Zampatti AC on a delegation …
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Diligent Development demands extra $150k to finish Leanne Stavrou’s dream home
Leanne Stavrou’s family was left devastated after they were given two days to agree to a staggering $150,000 increase for their dream home, before the developer invoked a termination clause …
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Dimopoulos to get secret payout after being injured in bungled police raid of LGBTQI bookshop
The man who sustained dreadful injuries during a botched police raid of an LGBTQI bookshop has received a confidential settlement, despite Victoria’s anti-corruption taskforce clearing officers of using excessive force. …
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St Basil’s managers forced to answer coroner’s questions about deadly COVID outbreak
Kon Kontis the former St Basil’s chairman and Vicky Kos the director of nursing home lost their Supreme Court bid to avoid giving testimony to the state coroner. The two …
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Eleni’s fall from grace: minister sacked by Perrottet after anonymous bullying complaints from staffer
On Friday, media revealed that an anonymous complaint had been made by a staffer from Ms Petinos’ office, alleging bullying. The fair trading minister who is responsible for workplaces safety, …