Australia
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Merimna’s “Everyday Essentials for Families in Need” campaign continues helping Greeks in need
The Merimna Pontion Kyrion of Oceania continues their “Everyday Essentials for Families in Need” campaign, with another dispatch due 20 June from the Papaefstratiou building. The campaign started 10 April …
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Australia’s Orthodox bishops to celebrate Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew’s name day
Leading Orthodox clerics throughout Australia will be celebrating the name-day of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on 11 June. Archbishop Makarios of Australia will officiate at the Cathedral of the Annunciation …
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COVID-19 won’t stop GCM resuming history and culture seminars online
After a COVID-19 induced hiatus the Greek Community of Melbourne is to resume is History and Culture Public Seminar series on online formats every two weeks beginning on 25 June …
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Three casualties, including 6-year-old boy, in house fire in central Victoria
16 CFA units from surrounding areas along with Police, SES and ambulance services were called to attend a house fire in Tyaak central Victoria on Saturday night at around 11.30 …
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Strong Greek presence in ‘Black Lives Matter’ rallies across Australia
Protests sparked by the death of African-American man George Floyd in the hands of police, and in solidarity with the ‘Black Lives Matter movement’ in Australia and the world, took …
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Australian government urged to condemn Turkey’s desecration of ancient Christian sites
The Joint Justice Initiative, made up of the Armenian-Australian, Assyrian-Australian and Greek-Australian communities, has condemned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s fiesta outside the Hagia Sophia monument on the anniversary of …
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Getting a flight home, a costly Odyssey for Greek nationals stranded in Australia
Travel exemptions for Greeks with serious reason to leave Australia are not easy to come by, but that is just one of many hurdles travellers have to face during COVID-19. …
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces funding to help enforce the new foreign investment rules
Prime Minister Scott Morrison addressed the press earlier today with Treasurer John Frydenberg, announcing new foreign investment rules. Mr Morrison says an extra $50 million of funding will be available …
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ABF says ’48 hours’ for travel exemptions for dual citizens to be issued – but there are provisions
A number of dual citizens applying for travel exemptions have complained to Neos Kosmos regarding the rejection of their applications despite falling into categories which would allow them to travel, …
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Julia Banks on being a Greek woman and her new role at GenVic
When Liberal MP Julia Banks bowed out of politics last year, she lashed out at political “haters” decrying the “tribalism and toxic culture” of her former party. A year onward, …