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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 …
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37-year-old Greek Australian man pleads guilty to abducting baby
37-year-old man Ilias Sammy Latsis has pleaded guilty to abducting a four-month-old boy in Adelaide, after he stole a car at Klemzig with the baby still inside. Latsis was arrested …
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Multicultural publishers win with help from Twiggy Forrest’s Minderoo
Small publishers and independent multicultural media like Neos Kosmos, Australian Jewish News, and the Australian Chinese Daily will secure funding from Google as part of a deal negotiated by Andrew …
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Littleproud the new Nationals leader aims at the “sensible centre”
David Littleproud has been elected the new Nationals leader, and Senator Perin Davey as his new deputy. Bridget McKenzie was re-elected as senate leader. The federal Nationals will be led …