Australia
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Filmmaker Alex Proyas pushes on with projects despite the challenges of the year of COVID -19
If there was something COVID-19 could not do, it was to keep filmmaker Alex Proyas from getting on with his work. The pandemic may have slowed down plans to push …
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Early Christmas treat laid out for Pankoaki Brotherhood children
After many months in COVID-19 lockdown in Melbourne, third- and fourth-generation children of Koan heritage could not contain their excitement when they received a visit by Santa on Sunday, December …
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Sailed from Greece: Batch of helicopters arrive for Australian fire season
A batch of four S-64 Air Crane helicopters has arrived just in time for their Australian summer rotation. The shipment “sailed all the way from Greece” was delivered at the …
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First round of donations pledged to save Greek at La Trobe
A number of community members have kickstarted pledges of support to La Trobe University’s Modern Greek Studies Program, should it be allowed to continue. Following the conclusion of the initial …
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Greek Australian given suspended sentence for ‘extremely amateur’ drug trafficking
A Greek Australian Adelaide man was found guilty of drug trafficking at Adelaide’s District Court on Friday. Con Psarras, was arrested in May after leaving a sports bag containing 7.68kg …
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Victoria: ‘Big steps’ ahead of Christmas but masks remain (in some places)
Further easing of COVID-19 restrictions has been announced in Victoria, after the state recorded its 37th ‘donut day’. Sunday’s zero new coronavirus cases came after 8,377 test results returned negative …
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Oakleigh: Mystery death under investigation
A Homicide Squad investigation is underway into the death of a man in Oakleigh South, Melbourne. The man was found injured in the early hours of Sunday morning, after emergency …
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La Trobe University’s Greek studies program needs $80,000 to be out of the red
La Trobe University’s announcement for a proposal to terminate the Greek studies program was hard to understand as the program had increased its student numbers and seemed set for greater …
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Labor submits its Multicultural Statement, a vision for diversity
Labor’s vision for multiculturalism is encapsulated in the party’s Multicultural Statement, submitted in Parliament today. Shadow Multicultural Affairs Minister Andrew Giles shared his vision for a more diverse Australia “to …
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Greek speakers needed for La Trobe Uni survey on language and culture
People using the Greek language in Victoria are asked to take part in a survey launched on Sunday by the Language Diversity Department of Language and Linguistics of La Trobe …