Australia
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Greek community celebrates appointment of language teacher at Coburg West Primary School
After huge delays for a Greek language teacher at Coburg West Primary School (CWPS) and various wrangles regarding the future of the program, there was good news for parents and …
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Natalie Kyriacou stays the course in lockdown to develop her conservation work
Natalie Kyriacou OAM is proceeding apace with her environmental work regardless of the interest stirred by her recently publicised relationship with Tommy Little, the host of The Project on Network …
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HACCI to go ahead with its 2020 awards ceremony online
The Hellenic Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HAACI) will hold this year’s annual HACCI Awards as a live digital event with an online broadcast that the organisation chair Fotini …
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Mask and hand hygiene protect against COVID-19: Prof Kotsirilos
With the leader of the free world, President Donald Trump, being seen wearing a face mask in public for the first time, the issue of wearing a face mask in …
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Political memories reignited: Kerr’s released Palace letters cast spotlight on Whitlam’s dismissal
There were 212 letters exchanged between Australia’s Governor-General Sir John Kerr and Buckingham Palace between 15 August 1974 through to 5 December 1977. Up until now these have remained private, …
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Victoria’s COVID-19 stats: 270 new cases in 24 hours
Victoria’s Premier Daniel Andrews said announced 270 new coronavirus cases overnight, bringing the state’s tally to 4,224 of which 1,800 are active cases. Most of the new cases are under …
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The big reveal: Jenny Hocking on what the ‘palace letters’ may tell us, finally, about The Dismissal
Forty-five years after they were written, hundreds of previously secret letters between the queen and the governor-general of Australia, Sir John Kerr, relating to the dismissal of the Whitlam government …
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Queensland Uni holds firm on suspension of Greek Australian student
The University of Queensland, ranked among the global Top 10 in different world rankings, has upheld the suspension of 21-year-old student Drew Pavlou. Following the student’s appeal, the original two-year …
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Victoria records 177 cases overnight, a drop from 200 over consecutive days
Victoria recorded 177 new COVID-19 cases overnight. This number was viewed positively after daily cases hitting more than 200 per day, however Chief Health officer Professor Brett Sutton said that …
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Australia’s tax resources available in the Greek language
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has a number of in-language resources to help people with their tax returns. These are available in various languages including Greek, Arabic, simplified Chinese, traditional …