Australia
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Greek students excel in 2012
Students of Greek background from South Oakleigh Secondary College are ‘top in their league’
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Educators support mandatory genocide education
The mandatory study of the Holocaust for year 10 students in 2014 may open the door for Hellenic, Armenian and Assyrian Genocide to be studied in Australian schools
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HACCI hosts Australian Ambassador to Greece Jenny Bloomfield
A dinner was held in honour of the Australian Ambassador to Greece, H.E. Jenny Bloomfield by the Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HACCI) this week.
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Georgiadis hopeful for Greek Australians getting the vote
During his Australian visit, the right-wing politician revealed support is growing to allow Greeks abroad to vote in Greek elections
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Pensions reductions
As of next year, pensioners who spend more than six weeks in Greece face a cut in the rate of their Aged Care Pension due to supplement reductions.
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Battle of Crete Digger honoured
99-year-old veteran of WWII Greek campaign joins Melbourne’s Cretan community for Fed Square concert
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Kailis recipient of ‘dry humping’ by Perth treasurer
Calls to dismiss Perth’s treasurer Troy Buswell have come about after he allegedly performed sexual acts on Nicholas Kailis
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Bouncers jailed over gruesome attack
Two out of three bouncers who bashed a teenager at Sydney’s Ivy nightclub have been jailed over the attack.
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Doctors need hotline for violent cases, coroner says
A hotline for doctors faced with violent patients is recommended to prevent brutal murders, after the case of Ben Pappas murdering his girlfriend then taking his own life
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Beirut Hellenic Bank sponsor Aphrodite’s Island exhibition
The exhibition entitled Aphrodite’s Island: Australian Archaeologists in Cyprus was officially launched last week with Beirut Hellenic Bank as the major sponsor