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Greek academic leads groundbreaking method to help children with autism overcome their fears
Research by Greek academic Dr Haris Karnezi in conjunction with Dr Kevin Tierney at Trinity College Dublin has been declared ground breaking in helping children with autism to overcome their …
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FECCA chair Patetsos praises SBS commitment to greater diversity
The nation’s peak multicultural organisation, the Federation of Ethnic Communities of Australia (FECCA) has praised national broadcaster SBS’s plans for a new, expanded commitment to promote on-and off-screen diversity and …
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Court rules in favour of Polites property group following twenty years of persistent litigation
Douglas Charles Russell, the man who claimed that the prominent Polites family owed him $3 million in compensation for fraud, perjury and false and misleading statements has been declared a …
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Major changes to close contact and mask rules in Victoria
Under a proposed easing of Australia’s COVID-19 rules, household close contacts will no longer need to isolate granted that they are asymptomatic, fully vaccinated and boosted or vaccinated people who …
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Greek Ambassador visits the Archdiocese in Sydney
The Ambassador of Greece to Australia, Mr George Papakostas made an official visit to the central offices of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia in Sydney on Saturday, 19 February. Mr …
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Case numbers in Australia continue to drop but low booster bookings have experts concerned
According to data published on Friday, 51 per cent of Australians aged 16-plus had received a booster. The booster rollout is at least a month behind the “ideal” schedule outlined …
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Australia welcomes tourists for the first time since March 2020
Australia has opened its international borders to all vaccinated tourists, for the first time since March 2020 after the nation first imposed some of the world’s strictest COVID-19 travel restrictions. …
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Victoria prepares to open new quarantine facility as COVID-19 cases drop
Victoria’s new $200 million quarantine facility is opening on Monday to unvaccinated travellers. It comes as the state recorded a drop in COVID-19 cases in the 24 hours to Saturday …
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The glory of ancient Greece arrives in Australia
Exclusive to Melbourne Museum from Greece’s prestigious National Archaeological Museum, Open Horizons: Ancient Greek Journeys and Connections was launched yesterday to the media. Doors will open to the exhibition in April …
Canberra is treated to a full Greek Agora experience
Australia’s federal capital took on a distinctly Hellenic flavour last weekend when the National Museum of Australia held an Agora festival in its amphitheatre on the shores of Lake Burley …