Australia
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Australian Don cuts a fine figure as the Greek Andonis
The big man, called Andonis, could be Greek in anything but looks. Not that that counts against him but with his blue eyes, fair hair and broad, craggy face it …
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Order of Australia not favouring women and migrants
Governor-General David Hurley said that the Order of Australia honours have a historical bias against women while they have not included enough Indigenous or recipients of migrant background to its …
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Teachers of diverse backgrounds offered bridging course designed by University of Sydney
Sydney Institute for Community Languages Education (SICLE) has developed and initiated programs for some 2,000 professionals with overseas qualifications to help them become accredited in Australian schools. Sixty have already …
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Highly contagious UK strain found in 3 Australian Open cases
Australia overall seems to be doing great dealing with Covid-19, recording no local cases for days. Victoria hold the biggest streak yet again, reaching 18 days without community transmission while …
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Caps remain the same for international arrivals until 15 February
Hopes that the National Cabinet would lift international caps restricting Australians from flying home from overseas were dashed as current restrictions are set to remain in place until the middle …
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THI Australia donates $50,000 to help key charities in Greece
The Hellenic Initiative (THI) Australia announced that it has given grants worth a total of $50,000 for two organisations in Greece working to help people facing severe financial and social …
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Victoria’s Greek students and youths called to take part in competition conveying meaning of 1821
Greek youths and students in Victoria are called on to take part in a competition in a number of mediums that reflects their understanding of the meaning of the events …
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‘World’s most famous undergraduate’ returns to study but vows to keep up human rights’ work
With the new year comes new opportunity for activist Drew Pavlou to complete his final year of studies after the University of Queensland (UQ) suspended him for the last semester …
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Man to stand trial for alleged rape of two teen sex workers
A man will stand trial for the rape of two teenage sex workers, aged 15 and 16 years. Theodoros Tsalkos, 59, is facing 27 charges from 33 years ago, which …
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Proposal to change Australian street name to ‘Hellenic Avenue’ slashed!
Despite being the ‘home’ of the Greek Orthodox Community and Parish of St George and the location of its college for over half a century, the proposal to rename the …