Australia
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Vic govt gives $300,000 to celebrate Greek migration
The Victorian govt has given $300,000 to the Hellenic Museum to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Assisted Migration Agreement between Australia and Greece.
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Free flights to attend American Hellenic Institute Conference
A return ticket to Atlanta is up for grabs for an Australian who writes an article accepted in the American Hellenic Institute Foundation Policy Journal.
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Mokbel plotters lose appeal
Tony Mokbel’s accomplices who engineered his escape to Greece have failed in a bid to reduce their jail sentences.
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Greek-Australia Business Council established
The Greece-Australia Business Council has finally been established, aiming to promote and strengthen economic and commercial relations between the two countries.
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Seventy new visa overstays a week
The government released figures on immigrants who may have arrived in the country legally but who have overstayed their visas and are now living in Australia legally.
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General Australian Macedonian Advisory Council Meeting
The Australian Macedonian Advisory Council will be holding its annual general meeting on 12 August.
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Australian churchgoers raise $320,000 for Greece
Greek Orthodox churchgoers around Australia raised a total of $320,000 in aid for Greece
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Cyprus visit for Albanese
MP Anthony Albanese is in Cyprus this week to discuss transport, infrastructure and joint business opportunities.
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Radio National adopts Greece
ABC’s Radio National Drive program have chosen to follow the journey of the Greek national team in their bid for Olympic glory at the 2012 London Games.