Australia
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Vivienne Nguyen takes over from Helen Kapalos as new Victorian Multicultural Commission Chair
Community advocate and experienced business leader Vivienne Nguyen has been appointed as Chair of the Victorian Multicultural Commission to take on the $200,000-plus per year post held until recently by …
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Australia’s Immigration Minister David Coleman looks at funding for issues of importance to the Greek community
Dialogue between the Australian government and the Greek community took place this week in the framework of building ties and finding ways to best serve the needs of Greeks in …
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Australia’s oldest continuously Greek-run cafe is being put on the market
Australia’s oldest continuously Greek-run cafe, The Niagara is being put on the market, in what will be its second public sale in 100 years. Established in 1902 in Gundagai, southwest …
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Greek Orthodox Archbishop Makarios at anti-abortion rally in Sydney
Greek Orthodox Archbishop Makarios addressed a 10,000-strong crowd that braved the Sydney winds on Tuesday at the ‘Stand For Life’ protest at Martin Place in opposition to the proposed bill …
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Tighter pension access and plans to decrease pension supplements for Australians travelling overseas for more than six weeks
A government plan that would see pension supplements being reduced after six weeks of temporary absence from Australia is on the table. Should the legislation be passed, it would adversely …
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‘Yiayia Next Door’ gets free tickets to Greece
Nina, aka the sweet Greek grandmother who became an Instagram sensation as @Yiayianextdoor thanks to her neighbour Daniel Mancuso whom she feeds regularly, went viral again. This time the internet …
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Adelaide Dr Mario Athinodorou could lose medical license after ‘physically and sexually’ exploiting 10 female patients
Adelaide GP Dr Mario Athinodorou, 52, faces the possibility of being struck off the medical register after the state’s medical tribunal found him guilty of sexual misconduct against multiple female …
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Archbishop Makarios gets set to make inaugural visit to Adelaide
Following a jam-packed two week visit to Melbourne, there is little rest for His Eminence Archbishop Makarios before he ventures off yet again, this time to Adelaide to meet the …
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Catch up on news from the week that was
ACSA Aged Care Awards Fronditha Care was the stand-out winner at ACSA’s Victorian Aged Care Awards 2019, winning two of four awards, putting the organisation at the forefront for innovation …
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Archbishop Makarios’ two-week tour of Melbourne comes to an end
Archbishop Makarios rounded up the second week of his tour around Melbourne, visiting as many churches, Greek schools and organisations as possible while giving the promise of more to come …