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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 …
Role of the travel agent may be less thanks to the internet but is still valuable in post-COVID world
Travel overseas is increasingly a possibility with Tourism Minister Simon Birmingham saying last week that it may be possible to travel next year providing an effective vaccine for COVID-19 is …
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Archbishop Makarios’ illness due to fatigue
Archbishop Makarios of Australia cut short his trip to Melbourne to return to Sydney, with speculation mounting regarding the reasons for his sudden departure. The Archdiocese of Australia released a …