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EU pushes defence ties with Australia amid hope for trade breakthrough
A security pact between the European Union and Australia would lead to a more stable Indo-Pacific region as critical trade talks continue, Germany’s ambassador to Australia says. EU President Ursula …
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Australian firefighting heroes return to Greece as fire season begins
As Greece enters another fire season, one of Australia’s most experienced aerial firefighting companies, McDermott Aviation, has again answered the call. This week, six of the company’s B214 ST helicopters …
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Treasurer vows no new taxes in budget, debt below $200b
Under-the-pump businesses and residents have been assured there will be no new taxes hidden in a state budget that avoids an unwanted milestone. Preparing to hand down her first Victorian …
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Australia’s ambassador calls on 100,000 expats in Greece to connect with embassy
Alison Duncan, Australia’s Ambassador to Greece, is not of Hellenic heritage. But like many Australians she has relatives who served on Greek soil during the ANZAC participation in both World …
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Direct Athens – Australia flight not an elusive dream, says Ambassador to Greece
“There is definitely a case to be made for Australia’s flag carrier Qantas to open a non-stop route to Athens,” says the Australian Ambassador to Greece, who has pledged her …
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Toxicologist Dimitri Gerostamoulos finds toxin in beef wellington as juror gets discharged in Patterson trial
Chief toxicologist Dimitri Gerostamoulos has told a Melbourne court he detected deadly toxins inside a beef Wellington central to the triple-murder trial of Erin Patterson—evidence presented on a dramatic day …
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Rozelle Mansion raided, Dimitri Batisatados arrested in major cocaine supply investigation
Police in Sydney have raided the multimillion-dollar mansion of Dimitri Batisatados as part of a serious drug supply investigation. According to The Australian, a search warrant was executed at the …
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Sugar daddy surgeon’s ‘spectacular fall from grace’
A former leading plastic surgeon who used sugar daddy websites to contact and pay girls as young as 13 for sex has had “a spectacular fall from grace”. Defence barrister …
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Plastic surgeon ‘ashamed’ of preying on underage girls for sex
A former plastic surgeon with practices in Sydney and Melbourne has told how he was ashamed of grooming young girls for sex. Richard Sackelariou, 70, paid six girls aged between …
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First woman appointed to lead the federal Liberals
Sussan Ley has become the first female leader of the federal Liberals after being picked to lead the opposition following the coalition’s resounding election defeat. The former Liberal deputy defeated ex-shadow …