Australia
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Sydneysiders brace themselves for a locked-down Christmas
The Sydney Covid-19 saga continues, with cases rising to 68 overnight following an infection cluster that originated in the northern beaches. NSW health minister Brad Hazzard told ABC TV earlier …
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Cabinet reshuffle sees Greek Australian stepping up as immigration minister
Alex Hawke becomes the second minister of Hellenic heritage to take up the immigration portfolio after Kastellorizian Nick Bolkas in the ’90s. The Liberal member for Mitchell (NSW), steps up …
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Parents of Lalor North Primary School Greek students lobby Minister
An open letter to Victoria’s Education Minister James Merlino, is the latest move by Greeks parents of Lalor North Primary School students pushing for the reintroduction of a three-classroom system. …
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Victoria enforces hard border with Sydney and NSW Central Coast
As of 11.59 pm tonight, all of Greater Sydney and the Central Coast in New South Wales will be classified as a ‘red zone’ in Victoria’s ‘traffic light’ system. The …
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Greek-run Melbourne business scores two of the 10 Premier’s Sustainability Awards
Recognising Victorian leaders in innovative sustainable practices, the Premier’s Sustainability Awards, now in its 18th year, promote the positive change brought to communities, by “reducing emissions, increasing resilience to the …
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SYRIZA ‘happy’ for ‘good news’ on La Trobe’s Greek program
Greece’s opposition party, SYRIZA, sent a letter expressing their content with the decision for La Trobe’s Greek program future, giving credit to the GOCMV and other diaspora organisations for the …
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Girl power: Meet the Greek Australians awarded ‘First in Course’ in HSC exams
A rewarding and challenging journey has come to an end for around 75,000 Year 12 students in New South Wales, who received their HSC (Higher School Certificate) results on Friday. …
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COVID-19 forces shift from flower power to classy veggie hampers
Perhaps the one positive thing that may come out of the upheaval that COVID-19 has brought to our lives is the fact that life and business can go on from …
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Overseas travel won’t come until most Aussies are vaccinated against COVID-19, says Australia’s Treasurer Josh Frydenberg
A day after Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Australia’s borders would remain closed to international travel on an ‘industrial scale’ until the second half of next year, Treasurer Josh …
Lalor North Primary School ignores Greek parent calls for return to three-classroom bilingual programme
Despite the strong efforts of the parents and the Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM), Lalor North Primary School’s Greek Bilingual Programme will again be run on a two-classroom system in …