Australia
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Victoria Police set ‘ring of steel’ around Melbourne to contain COVID
With Metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell locked in Stage 3 lockdown for the next six weeks, Victoria Police says it is committed to supporting the state’s Deparment of Health and Human …
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Football Victoria pledges to keep games going despite COVID-19
Football Victoria (FV) has announced a series of changes to its competition structures that will apply for the rest of the year. The changes have been made in response to …
Dialogue –
Dr Con Berbatis talks about his relationship with Greece
Dr Constantine (Con) Berbatis is a “man for all seasons” – the Perth-based property investor is also a Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Science with a Bachelor of Pharmacy and …
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Greek Australian deaths in Victoria among the 27 COVID-19 victims
There have been 27 deaths in Victoria as a result of COVID-19 and, among these, at least two Greek Australian families are mourning their loved ones. Neos Kosmos has confirmed …
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Victoria records 238 new cases despite lockdown as police find people hiding in cupboards
Victoria recorded 250 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday and the death of a woman in her 90s as the state’s outbreak continues to mushroom despite lockdown. Overall, the number of …
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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, …