Australia
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“These languages are building blocks in all education,” says Steve Georganas
Steve Georganas, Federal Member for the SA seat of Adelaide, went into battle to save Italian at Flinders University. “Students of the Italian programme at Flinders University alerted me of …
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Victoria has 989 new local cases and nine deaths, as another two Greek-Australians died of COVID-19
Another two Greek-Australians have died of COVID-19 as Victoria has recorded 989 new local COVID-19 cases and nine deaths, the first time daily case numbers have been below 1,000 since September 28. …
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Darwin Mayor condemns Greek community for heckling at Ohi Day celebration
Darwin Lord Mayor Kon Vatskalis has publicly condemned the behaviour of members of the Darwin’s Greek community following a church service on Sunday. The event involved officials being heckled during …
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Eight deaths in Australia as international borders open, but still shut between states
NSW recorded 135 new cases of COVID-19 and four deaths as the border reopened to international travel as planes flew into Sydney nearly 600 days since Australia shut down its …
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The Greeks are coming
The Greeks are coming but not in their black ships. They arrive in a mission of for peace, beauty, and learning. Ancient Greeks: Athletes, Warriors and Heroes includes 170 objects …
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Victoria records 1,036 new local cases as NSW infections drop to 177
Victoria has recorded 1036 new cases of COVID-19 and 12 deaths in the 24-hour reporting period to 8pm last night, Saturday. However, 80 per cent of Victorians aged 16 and …
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Victoria records 1656 new cases, 10 deaths as state reunites after lockdowns
Victoria has recorded 1355 new COVID-19 cases and 11 deaths as Melbourne wakes to its first full day of eased restrictions for many retail and entertainment venues and travellers across …
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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 …