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First coronavirus case confirmed in Greece as country prepares for possibility of more cases
Greece is on high alert following the first coronavirus case documented in the country. A Greek woman, aged 38, in Thessaloniki is being closely treated at AHEPA hospital after being …
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Family of Bourke Street rampage victims slam police reactions
The widow and father of one of the six people killed in James Gargasoulas’ infamous driving rampage in the Melbourne CBD in 2017 have been scathing of some of the …
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Donation box and religious icon stolen in break and enter at Greek Orthodox Church in Red Hill
The Holy Monastery of Panagia Kamariani in Red Hill, Victoria, has been burgled for the third time, the perpetrators taking a donation box and precious icon. CCTV footage from the …
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Sex offender Milton Orkopoulos loses bid for parole, and is back in prison
Disgraced former NSW Labor MP Milton Orkopoulos is back in prison after authorities turned down his bid for parole. The State Parole Authority found that the convicted sex offender had …
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Not-for-profit disability service provider wins business awards
Not-for-profit service provider AGAPI Care has received two awards for its individualised services to people with disabilities APAC Insider recognised AGAPI Care as “The Best Disability Support Service Provider in …
A world less than perfect unravels in tale of Aussie authors’ Hydra idyll
It is worth bearing in mind that a classic of the post-war Australian novel, My Brother Jack, owes its existence to the incredible patience and generosity of a grocery store/kafenion owner …
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Man charged over Ross Houllis’ murder during a Facebook marketplace sale
A 27-year-old man, who also happens to be a father of two, has been charged with the murder of Greek-Australian Ross Houllis, 28. Houllis, 28, died three days after he …
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Mikakos says Bettina Arndt should lose OA title over Brisbane car-fire deaths comments
It is not the first time commentator Bettina Arndt has caused a stir with her comments on social media but this time it appears she has taken it too far. …
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Video of 9-year old boy with dwarfism sends shivers through the internet
Earlier this week, a video of a nine-year-old Indigenous Australian who has achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism shook the internet and public opinion. Quaden Bayles was seen, in the footage …
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Stalactites Group set to buy two former Calombaris souvlaki outlets
The owners of Melbourne’s 24-hour Greek restaurant Stalactites is to buy two Jimmy Grants souvlaki outlets that were part of Made Establishment, the business organisation that was part-owned by George …