Australia
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Xenophon: Proposal to open up online betting risky
Independent Senator Nick Xenophon says proposed changes to gambling regulations will only increase the number of problem gamblers.
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Welcome Wall honour for Greek-Cypriot couple
Cypriot-born Sydney couple Neofitos and Yiannoula Stavrou are two of the latest migrants to be honoured on the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Welcome Wall.
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Conference focuses on technology in Greek language teaching
The Modern Greek Teachers Association of Victoria (MGTAV) held their annual conference ‘The Greek Language in Australia – Sustainability, Maintenance and Diversity’ last week.
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Xenophon backs carbon tax repeal
Senator proposes emissions scheme rethink and the creation of a federal anti-corruption body.
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Muslim Australians still feeling the pressure
Greek Australian Muslim Tony Vlahos agrees that surveillance of Muslim communities should be done carefully and discretely.
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Complaint against AMAC dropped
After letters of regret were sent by Professor Meville-Jones and the University of Western Australia to the Macedonian Council of Western Australia (MCWA)*, the MCWA has dropped a
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Australia’s richest Greeks
Seven Greek Australian families have appeared on BRW’s 200 rich list.
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Greek-born businessman awarded highest honour by Flinders University
Nick Begakis AM has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Flinders University for his charitable and entrepreneurial contributions to society, as well as his work restructuring the
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Resolution for FYROM name dispute
US State Representatives Carolyn Maloney and Gus Bilirakis recently introduced a resolution that urges the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)
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Melbourne student takes on parliamentary stage
Melbourne’s St John’s College student Pavlo Oikonomidis has been elected as a teenage Parliamentarian by the Hellenic Parliament and the Greek Ministry of Education.