Australia
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Suleyman and Southwick’s plans for a ‘Parliamentary Friends of Azerbaijan’ halted with joint effort from Cypriot Australian community
A joint coalition of Armenian, Greek, Cypriot, Assyrian, Kurdish and Christian bodies in Australia has successfully boycotted plans to establish a parliamentary friends of Azerbaijan in Victoria. Advocacy efforts spearheaded …
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Tax cuts to see families pocket an extra $60 a week
Families with children are set to pocket an average of more than $3000 next financial year – more than $60 per week – according to the latest Treasury analysis. Across …
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Shopping centre in Adelaide in lockdown after reports of armed man
A major South Australian shopping centre has been placed into lockdown after widespread reports of an armed person inside. Shoppers at the Westfield Marion Centre in Adelaide were urged to …
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Alarm as steep rise in youth vaping overtakes smoking
Vaping has overtaken smoking among young South Australians for the first time with data showing a steep rise in usage. The number of South Australians aged 15 to 29 vaping …
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Man arrested over 500 fake COVID-19 payment claims
A man has been arrested for allegedly making more than 500 fake pandemic payment claims worth about $60,000. Victoria Police uncovered masses of counterfeiting equipment at a home in Melbourne’s …
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Greek Australians turn to food banks amid high living costs
With the unbearable cost of living affecting millions of households in Melbourne and inflation at its peak, a growing number of people – including Greek Australians – are being driven …
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Australians dabble with crime as cost of living bites
People are resorting to crime for the first time as cost-of-living pressures and high interest rates leave households under the pump. Offending across Victoria has increased again in the 12 …
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Cost of living, high interest rates drive retail theft
The painful cost of living and high interest rates are being blamed for growing retail thefts of groceries, alcohol and petrol. Victoria’s latest crime statistics reveal a 7.9 per cent …
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Ambulance service demands reach unprecedented levels
Demand for ambulances in Victoria has surpassed the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the parents of a young child forced to drive her to hospital because the nearest ambulance …
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One million birds to be put down as flu spreads
More than one million birds will die in an effort to minimise the ultimate destruction caused by bird flu outbreaks in Victoria. Agriculture Victoria says the birds will be euthanised …