Australia
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Church, politics and gay marriage
Anonymous letter asks people to support the Church’s opposition to gay marriage.
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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.