Australia
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Traffic changes to Oakleigh and around the Greek Centre on Lonsdale Street
The Level Crossing Removal Project is currently in the process of removing level crossings across Melbourne. The Oakleigh Station Upgrade is part of the project, which includes essential upgrades to …
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Gambling Harm Awareness Week casts focus on an ‘invisible illness’ normalised by Greek culture
Gambling is a part of social life in Greek culture. Men traditionally play tavli at the kafenion, women enjoy playing card games and even children join in from an early …
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Daylight saving: Remember to move your clocks forward this weekend
With warmer weather upon us, it means it is almost Daylight Saving Time (DST). For those living in Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania and the ACT, this Saturday, …
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Greek Australian fishermen on the verge of losing it all
“We didn’t spend our lives in the oceans, to lose everything overnight.” That was the gist of Greek Australian fishermen’s thoughts following the South Australian Government’s announcement last week to …
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John Karantzis, founder of iSignthis, ‘welcomes’ scrutiny by two Australian regulatory bodies
iSignthis founder and CEO John Karantzis, the target of questions posed by the corporate regulator and the stock exchange, said he welcomes the scrutiny and the opportunity to address any …
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Waverley welcomes its first Greek Mayor, Councillor Paula Masselos
Last Friday, 27 September, the Council of Waverley in Sydney elected its representatives, voted by the Councillors in the biannual Mayoral election which takes place every September. Labor Councillor Paula …
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Bill Vlahos pleads guilty to $17.5m gambling rip-off
Melbourne racing identity Bill Vlahos, 54, admitted to defrauding gamblers of $17.5 million between 2008 and 2013. He pleaded guilty in the County Court of Victoria to two rolled-up counts …
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Disappearance mystery solved: George Teazis allegedly murdered by ex girlfriend
George Templeton, also known as George Teazis, disappeared on 3 May 2005. The 38-year-old man, also a father, allegedly got into his car, a 1999 silver Holden Rodeo utility with …
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FECCA calls out the outrageous 60,000 case backlog in visa appeals
The Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia (FECCA) today labelled the 60,000 case backlog in visa appeals before the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) as unacceptable. The Australian today reported that …
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Greek Australian pensioners confused over pension supplement
If you are a pensioner holidaying in Greece for more than six weeks you will lose your one-off Pension Supplement until you return to Australia. However you will continue to …