Australia
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Greek Australian politicians point to rampant sexism in Parliament
Australia’s Parliament is experiencing its #metoo moment with rape allegations, however “revelations” of a toxic culture are not exactly new. Sophie Cotsis MP, NSW Shadow Minister, told Neos Kosmos that …
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Chanel Contos calls for consent to be added to curriculum earlier
22-year-old Chanel Contos penned a petition after collecting thousands of testimonies from young girls who claim they were assaulted at the hands of boyfriends or older boys. The petition started …
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Professor Kidd, the ‘Nation’s GP’ calls on all adults to get vaccinated
Professor Michael Kidd AM – Australia’s Acting Chief Medical Officer – is a world expert on primary care. He is “the nation’s GP” as he says. Professor Kidd is confident …
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Italy blocks AstraZeneca vaccines destined for Australia
A quarter million AstraZeneca vaccines destined for Australia has been blocked from leaving the European Union. The shipment, affecting a small number of vaccines, was blocked at the behest of …
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More earthquakes shake Elassona in central Greece
An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale shook Elassona in central Greece at 20:38 on Thursday. The National Observatory of Athens’ Institute of Geodynamics reported that the new quake’s epicenter …
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Margolis found guilty of murdering woman he met in an online chatroom
Adam Margolis, 41 was found guilty of murdering Mai Yia Vang 26, a woman he met in an online chatroom called Omegle. The murder took place in Bendigo in February …
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Gold coast Greek school starts new academic year with a blessing
Fr Romanos Stergiou conducted his annual Ayasmos blessing for the scholars, teachers and administrative staff of the Greek Ethnic School of St Anna on the Gold Coast February 24. After …
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Yiana Pandelis shows star quality in challenging feature film “Unsound”
Yiana Pandelis, a young Australian Greek actress who is profoundly deaf is the leading actress in the recently released Australian independent film “Unsound” and she confounds many stereotypes in this …
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People spend night outdoors after magnitude 6 earthquake in Thessaly
Thousands of people spent the night outdoors late Wednesday after a powerful earthquake was felt across the region, damaging homes and public buildings. The magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck at 12.16pm …
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Victoria Police appeal quashed after hosing, stepping and assaulting Greek Australian disability pensioner
Two Victoria Police officers were found guilty of unlawful assault for punching and hosing down a disabled pensioner have had their appeals thrown out in court. Senior constables Brad McLeod …