Australia
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Victoria records 535 new local COVID-19 cases and one death
Victoria has recorded 535 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases and one further death as the state wakes to a slight easing of restrictions. It is the highest single-day tally since …
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Dr Stefan Herodotou: 40 years at Northern Health
Dr Stefan Herodotou is celebrating an incredible 40 years at Melbourne’s Northern Health. Stefan started working at PANCH on 1 May 1981. “Forty years of my life. How fast all …
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A deal between Australia, the UK and US which has implications for the rest of the world, including Greece and Cyprus
Both France and China have slammed the new Indo-Pacific security alliance between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. Dubbed AUKUS, the deal will provide Australia with technology to …
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Young girl who spoke Indonesian rather than Greek growing up wins Greek language bursary at La Trobe
When Penelope Vakalopoulos, who is studying for her Diploma of Greek Language at La Trobe University, was offered a $4,000 bursary to support Greek language learning opportunities she was taken …
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Victoria notes 510 new COVID cases as pilot vaccine passport scheme is touted for Mebourne
Victoria has recorded 510 new COVID cases, of which 124 have been linked to known cases, and one death linked to coronavirus. Another case was recorded from overseas. The state …
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AUKUS Pact, a landmark security pact between Australia, the UK and the US
Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States have agreed to the creation of an enhanced trilateral security partnership – AUKUS. AUKUS will focus on cyber capabilities, artificial intelligence, quantum …
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Victoria Police calls on public to report all prejudice-motivated incidents
Victoria Police are calling on the public to report any prejudice-motivated incidents which have been on the rise since the start of the COVID pandemic last year and a new …
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ABC backs ‘Background Briefing’ though Archdiocese welcomes apology
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia welcomed the news that the ABC issued an apology to Archbishop Makarios regarding an article published in April. A statement by the public broadcaster …
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Returning veteran reflects on his mandatory quarantine homecoming
Arriving in Australia and being processed I left Greece on 27 August and arrived in Melbourne on Sunday, 29 August. where I was met and overwhelmed by a barrage of …
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Mayor Christou slams unfair lockdown rules for Sydney’s west
Councillor Steve Christou, the Mayor of Cumberland in Sydney’s West, has said the easing of lockdown rules for eastern Sydney suburbs was not fair to people living in his local …