Australia
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Greece celebrates Australia Day
Athens celebrated Australia Day with an official function on Wednesday 1 February at the Australian embassy in Athens.
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Teacher in porn scandal with student
A teacher is under investigation after taking part in an online adult video.
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Priest asked to give evidence over Facebook claims
Adelaide priest, the Reverend Prokopios Kanavas, has been asked by the Greek Orthodox Community of South Australia to give evidence over claims he posted on his Facebook wall.
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Gillard suffers at first poll of 2012
PM Julia Gillard is losing ground to opposition leader Tony Abbott as preferred PM in the first Newspoll of 2012.
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Kings Road interchange opens five months early
The new Kings Road Interchange has opened nearly five months ahead of schedule, making the Calder Freeway a safer travel route.
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Ethnic stereotyping rife in IT and finance
A survey of 895 workers in the finance and information technology industry has found that 72 per cent respondents believe certain ethnic groups are on the receiving end of ethnic s
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Aussie car flags spark racism debate
Cars that don the Australian flag for Australia Day celebrations belong to “racist” drivers, says new research from UWA.
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Wilkie backstabbed
Nick Xenophon has urged the Productivity Commission to clarify its recommendations to reduce problem gambling.
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World’s First
While most Australians were enjoying a sunny day having barbecue parties and drinking beers on Australia Day, two men were braving the freezing temperatures of the Antarctic.