Australia
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Victoria finally embarks on the process of opening up
As Victoria hit the 80 percent mark for fully vaccinated people in the state, so were key restrictions lifted from 6pm on Friday evening. For the first time in a …
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Greek holiday dreams inch closer day by day
Australia’s federal government will lift its ban on citizens travelling to other countries without exemptions, the government announced on Wednesday. A day later, the federal government’s blanket “Do not travel” …
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Pandemic’s happily ever after… with weddings
After almost nine months of lockdown, a record number of weddings and funerals are set to take place in the Greek community of Melbourne. Greek Australian couples forced to cancel …
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Melbourne Cup Day is the busiest for TAB media manager Georgiou
For most of us the Melbourne Cup is the race that stops the nation. Those who can dress up and make their way to Flemington Race Course to be seen, …
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Another six deaths to COVID-19 from within the Greek community of Melbourne
At least six Greek Melburnians died of COVID-19 in the last few days, and dozens are currently in ICUs in a week which has seen a record number of deaths …
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Victoria records 1656 new cases of COVID-19
Victoria recorded 1656 new cases of COVID-19 bringing active cases to 23,730. There were also 10 deaths in the last 24 hours, after 25 deaths recorded yesterday. There are now …
Architect Kavellaris’ Toorak home shortlisted for world architecture prize
If you go down to leafy Toorak in Melbourne, you will may notice a house quite unlike any other in that affluent suburb. The design of the “JARtB” house draws …
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Alex Hawke pays homage to his own pappou’s Resistance spirit and joins with Greeks to commemorate ‘Ohi’ Day
Alex Hawke, Australia’s Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, knows the significance of ‘Ohi’ Day for Greeks. His background is from Chortiatis, where the World War II …
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Victoria records 25 deaths as restrictions ease from 6pm Friday
Victoria has recorded 1,923 new local COVID-19 cases and 25 deaths ahead of tomorrow’s further easing of restrictions. The new cases were detected from 82,648 test results received yesterday, and …
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Victoria Police to pay $11.75 million plus costs for injuries to Chris Karadaglis
Victoria police will pay Chris Karadaglis of Warnambool $11.75million in a settlement filed in the Victoria Supreme Court earlier this month. Mr Karadaglis had been left paralysed from the neck …