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Peter Konidaris joins Melbourne Arts Precinct Board
Minister for Creative Industries Steve Dimopoulos announced on Thursday, the nine-member board for Melbourne Arts Precinct Corporation (MAP Co) – the entity spearheading the Melbourne Arts Precinct Transformation project. “This …
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Young Greek and Iranian migrants win Robocup award for Australia
The scene is not from The Matrix, but it was a dilemma that confronted George Sempelidis and his Team Pashmam partner Koosha Kayani in their hotel room the night before …
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Drew Pavlou released after arrest by London police over alleged bomb threat
Outspoken critic of the Chinese government, Drew Pavlou, was detained and subsequently released by Metropolitan Police in London over an alleged bomb threat. While protesting outside the Chinese embassy, the …
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Katsonis, Skiotis appointed in board of ‘first of its kind’ centre for mental health reform
Two Greek Australians will be amongst the board members of Australia’s first Collaborative Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing to be established in Victoria. Public Policy Fellow at The University …
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Predatory poker machines make victims of Greek Australians
Since the introduction of poker machines in Victoria 30 years ago, an astounding $66 billion has been lost. Reverend Tim Costello, the lead advocate from The Alliance for Gambling Reform, …
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Greek Australian legal champion to sue the Pope
Angela Sdrinis is working on a class action against the Ashley Youth Detention Centre in Tasmania, a case which is receiving national attention. For much of her career, Ms Sdrinis …
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Too many Greek-Australians are not vaccinated
“I’ve seen as a lot of elderly Greek people that haven’t been vaccinated, who get very ill, and too often, die,” Dr Roderick McRae told Neos Kosmos. The president of …
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Dr Magdalena Simonis presents in major Greek medical conference
The Aristotle Medical Forum at the inaugural International Hellenic Medical Society (HMS) Conference in Thessaloniki, Greece July 15-17 is hosting leading medical practitioners and scientists from across the world. Dr …
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Victorian hospital crisis has child’s heart surgery postponed nine times
On Tuesday July 12, the ABC reported on Winston, the five-year-old Bendigo boy who needs open-heart surgery but has had his operation cancelled “eight times”. Cristean Tilkeridis, Winston’s father, is …
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Greek PM thanks Melbourne’s Greek Community “for its leadership”
Greek prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, met with a delegation from the Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) at the Maximos Mansion in Athens on July 14. The Melbourne delegation included GCM …