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Compulsory acquisition of the Greek community’s Bulleen property results in $11,480,000 settlement
The Greek Community of Melbourne’s (GCM) long campaign to realise its preferred community centre proposal at its Greenaway Street Bulleen property has been realised. The land compulsorily acquired as part …
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Australian government passes first-ever motion to recognise the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek genocides
Six speakers unanimously debated in favour of Australia’s first-ever motion calling for the Australian Government to recognise the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek Genocides. The motion outright calls on the Federal …
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Racism is still a problem in Australia, says FECCA
The Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia (FECCA), the country’s peak multicultural organisation representing and advocating on behalf of Australia’s multicultural communities, welcomes The Scanlon Foundation’s 2021 Mapping Social …
St John’s College turns to community to support upgrades at the school
St John’s Greek Orthodox College which has undergone major upgrades over the last 19 months, is looking to raise $300,000 for upgrades that will provide “outstanding contemporary learning spaces” for …
Fearless Lily Maglaras takes to the air and to new life in the circus
Just a few weeks ago Lily Maglaras was at home in Warrnambool writing her VCAL exams. Before even the ink had dried on the papers, the 17-year-old, with her parents’ …
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Greek Australian neuroscientist discovers hidden region in the human brain
Professor George Paxinos, one of the Greek Australian professors included in the ARISTEiA Institute’s study entitled “1821-2021: Greek Pioneers and Innovators in Medicine and Biomedical Sciences”, has discovered a hidden region …
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Government secures votes for controversial pandemic management bill
Victoria’s Premier Daniel Andrews held a press conference on Tuesday morning after his government secured the votes it needed to pass its amended pandemic legislation. The proposed Public Health and …
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Australia braces itself for new Omicron variant as national cabinet meeting reviews national plan
Victoria confirmed 918 new COVID-19 cases and six deaths on Tuesday, a decrease from Monday’s 1007 cases with 11,417 active cases around the state. The state government has also confirmed …
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Omicron sparks fears for travellers in Australia as new border rules are considered
The Omicron variant has been detected in Australia with two cases which arrived from Africa. NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet confirmed that the two confirmed cases arrived along with 29 people …
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Two confirmed cases of the Omicron variant in NSW
In an announcement earlier today NSW Health confirmed that two returned travellers from southern Africa have tested positive for the new ‘Omicron’ COVID-19 variant in Sydney. While these are the …