Australia
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18 Melbourne suburbs on alert after COVID-19 fragments were detected in their sewer catchments
Melbourne households in the eastern and outer northern suburbs have been urged to monitor for COVID-19 symptoms after traces of the virus were detected in their sewer catchments. Victoria’s health …
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Theo offers the real deal in Keilor Park when it comes to Greek confectionaries
It may be a small shop in on a quiet Keilor Park street in Melbourne’s north west but Theo’s Greek Cakes has long been a beacon for anyone with a …
Petitions call for Australia’s government to allow parents, grandparents into the country
Australians have been banned from leaving the country since March 2020, resulting in tens of thousands of citizens and permanent residents unable to see their parents for more than a …
Translators of Greek writers are joint winners of NSW Premier’s prize
The translators of two Greek books are the joint winners of the New South Wales Premier’s Translation Prize for 2021: Alice Whitemore for her work on Mariana Dimopulos’ novel “Imminence” …
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Victorian government’s plans to bring back international students to Australia
International students will return to Victoria from next month in an effort to help boost the economy. The system will be similar to the one used for the Australian Open, …
Russell Crowe takes on the mantle of Zeus in latest Thor adventure
Having a played a Roman general, Russell Crowe is ready don a toga and sandals again and instead of a sword will wield bolts of lightning to play Olympian god …
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Perth’s lockdown ends at midnight tonight
Western Australia recorded no new cases of community spread transmission in the past 24 hours. Western Australia’s Premier Mark McGowan said the lockdown would end at midnight but warned that …
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Leading Greek-Australian photographers exhibit together at the Macquarie University Art Gallery
Five Greek-Australian photographers are taking part in an exhibition of their work entitled “ΦΩΤΟΓΡΆΦΟΙ 5 / PHOTOGRAPHERS 5” at the Macquarie University Art Gallery from Monday, 3 May to 18 …
Too early to tell if Perth’s three-day lockdown will lift
Perth is the latest Australian city to head into a snap lockdown aimed at stamping out a COVID-19 cluster resulting from another breach in CBD hotel quarantine. The three-day lockdown, …
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Farewell for Australia’s first Greek woman to have served in Supreme Court
The Honourable Justice Anthe Philippides, the first woman of Hellenic heritage to be admitted as a barrister in Queensland and to attain silk in Australia, was farewelled from her stellar …