Australia
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Deadline for second round of SA multicultural grant applications extended to 15 August
The application deadline for South Australian multicultural organisations to apply for the second round of Expand Together Grants 2021-22 has been extended to 11pm on Sunday, 15 August. The Expand …
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Greek Sydney woman leads campaign to get COVID message across to CALD communities
Elfa Moraitakis is the CEO of SydWest Multicultural Services, a leading organisation for all cultural diversity issues responding to community needs. The group, located in the Sydney suburbs of Blacktown, …
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Victoria’s doughnut day as Queensland records 16 new local cases and EKKA cancelled
Victoria recorded no new local cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday for the first day since the Delta outbreak in mid-July. No new exposure sites have been added since Saturday as …
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Bold move for Greek Melbourne business turning waste into gold
Greeks who succeed in business have a reputation for being ingenious and resourceful. The case of Melbourne-based company Repurpose It makes for an illustrative example. They specialise in making the …
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Last game of season proves heavy going for the Spartans
The last day of the season proved a hard one to take for Hawthorn Spartans in their Round-14 game against visitors Old Xaverians at the Rathmines Reserve on Saturday. The …
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison outlines how Australia will “live with the virus” after last night’s call with Greek PM
Prime Minister Scott Morrison referred to the adjustments which Australia has had to make in response to COVID-19. He said “when the circumstances change you must change with them,” he …
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NSW Premier targets six million COVID-19 jabs by month end
Over the past 24 Hours to 8pm yesterday, New South Wales recorded 199 new locally acquired cases cases of COVID-19 and a further three were overseas-acquired cases. State premier Gladys …
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Here’s what to do if you want Greek to continue being a separately listed option on Census forms
Census 2021 is on 10 August and the results will offer an invaluable snapshot of the population since the last Census in 2016. It will look a little different to …
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Queensland registers 16 new cases, four in Victoria as airline staff stood down
There were four new locally acquired cases up to midnight and these were linked to current COVID-19 outbreaks and they were all in quarantine during their infectious period said the …
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Man aged 90 becomes 15th victim of Sydney’s latest COVID-19 outbreak
The 15th COVID-19 related death linked to the current outbreak that began in June, New South Wales Health reported today. This brought the total of COVID-related deaths in the state …