Australia
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‘Australia stands ready to support Greece’
During the recent horrific bushfires in Greece, Tassos Douvartzides, the Chairman of CLA, wrote to Prime Minister Scott Morrison, encouraging Australia to support Greece by sending firefighters and equipment to …
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Sydney opens up its international borders on 1 November
Sydney will allow in fully vaccinated travellers from overseas from 1 November without the need for them to quarantine, it was announced on Friday. The restrictions will initially benefit vaccinated …
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Nikos Cakes opens for business following brief closure due to staff member testing positive to COVID-19
A staff member at Nikos Cakes, Oakleigh, had tested positive to COVID-19 this week Nick Poupouzas, owner of the beloved Greek cake shop and meeting place, told Neos Kosmos that …
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Vaccine hub at St Dimitrios Church, Prahran
Following the success of the vaccine pop up at St Georges Church in Thornbury, the Greek Community of Melbourne will be launching another vaccination hub at St Dimitrios Church in …
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2,179 case numbers and six deaths in Victoria
A spike in infections came after several days of lower case tallies. Victoria’s new case numbers continue to sit over 2,000 for the second day with 2,179 new local case …
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Nikos Cakes shuts down for 24 hours after staff member tests positive to COVID-19
A staff member at Nikos Cakes, Oakleigh, has tested positive to COVID-19. Nick Poupouzas, owner of the beloved Greek cake shop and meeting place, told Neos Kosmos that the cake …
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Cypriots and Greeks cheer Kypreos’ win in first race at Kembla Grange
Kypreos’ win was a popular result for many punters on Thursday at the Kembla Grange Racecourse in Wollongong, New South Wales. Punters of Greek and Cypriot descent were cheering loudly …
Liquidators’ report claims Papas and Forum Group were acting fraudulently in 2013
Liquidators investigating the alleged $400 million bank fraud committed by Forum Group and its founder, Bill Papas, have claimed that the company may have acted in a similar way as …
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At least 25 Greek Australians dead due to COVID-19, and two Greek schools are in lockdown
Dozens of Greek-Australian families are suffering as a result of the pandemic with at least 23 deaths from within the Greek community, in addition to 150 deaths of Greek Australians …
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1,571 new cases in Victoria, 444 new cases in NSW, 51 in the ACT
New South Wales has recorded 444 new COVID-19 cases, while Victoria noted 1,571 new cases and one case acquired overseas. Sadly, four people died from COVID-19 in NSW and 13 …