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Labor announces new multicultural affairs committee to better represent diversity

The Labor Party has announced the creation of a new caucus committee on multicultural affairs to help shape the party’s policies that affect culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) Australians. The …

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Workplace watchdog says Calombaris’ fine for underpaying staff could have been higher

Following revelations George Calombaris’ company underpaid staff more than $7.83 million, the celebrity chef’s case is back in the spotlight. In a Senate estimate committee on Wednesday, it was heard …

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Melbourne’s Lonsdale Street reopened after bomb squad lock down

A main street in Melbourne’s CBD was shut down on Wednesday, as the bomb squad conducted a police operation. Police were called to Lonsdale St just before 2.00 pm. Greek …

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Greek Australian posts viral video of staff members throwing boxes down supermarket aisles

Woolworths staff at a Brisbane store were captured throwing boxes of food down supermarket aisles. Greek Australian customer Michael Langanis was shopping in the frozen section of the Banyo store …

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Exclusive interview with Arthur Sinodinos: Noble calling for a noble man

NSW Senator Arthur Sinodinos AO is leaving the Senate to take on Australia’s most significant overseas post, Ambassador to the United States. The fact that a son of Greek immigrants, …

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Pontians praise SA’s Koutsantonis for support of Syrian Kurds

Former South Australia Treasurer, Anastassios “Tom” Koutsantonis was praised for his speech in the South Australian parliament in which he highlighted the plight of the Kurdish people in the wake …

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Victorian Hellenic Police Association honours St Artemios, protector saint of law enforcement

Being a police officer is not an easy task, and sometimes it takes special strength and divine intervention to survive. For the past 20 years, the Victoria Police and Australian …

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Greek Australian learns the hard way that he needs approval to build an oversized structure in his back yard

A Greek Australian is learning the hard way that the Greek common practice of building an unlicensed structure and having it approved retroactively does not work in Australia. Sydney man …

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Melburnian Greek spearheaded initiative leading to Queen Elizabeth’s statement on Parthenon Marbles

A few days ago, Athens-based newspaper Ta Nea circulated the first widely known documented reaction by Queen Elizabeth on the appeal for the Parthenon Marbles reunification, in response to a …

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No GLENDI in South Australia this year after board decides to postpone Greek festival to 2020

After 40 years of presence, the GLENDI Greek Festival, the largest Greek festival held in South Australia since 1978, will not be opening its doors this year. “Although the organisation …

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