Australia
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Greek financial crisis hits hip pocket here
Greek importers expect price increases due to the Greek crisis
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Socratous calls for investigation
Former Labor staffer Costas Socratous has called for a formal investigation into his allegations that he was engaged in branch-stacking on behalf of MPs Theo Theophanous and Tel
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Socratous: “I was regularly given large amounts of cash.”
Costas Socratous, a former Labor Party staffer turned whistleblower, claims he was involved in branch-stacking in several key Melbourne ALP branches.
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A History of Greece: launching soon
On Sunday 23 May Dr Nicholas Doumanis will launch his new book A History of Greece, which presents the story of the land and its people as a continuity from prehistoric times to
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Young Greek of the week: Alexandra Patrikios
Alexandra Patrikios, Journalism student, 19, is our young Greek of the week.
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Brumby letter to Rudd: Premier backs Greek
Victorian Premier John Brumby has sent a letter supporting the inclusion of Modern Greek in the national curriculum to the Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.
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Budget gets mixed reviews
Greek-Australians on the Budget’s mining ‘super tax’, health, and its impact on small business.
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Hot chocolate rapist gets 13 years
Greek-Australian man Harry Barkas, 48, has been sentenced to 13 and a half years in prison.
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Government backs down to teacher boycott
The Federal government has blinked first in the Mexican standoff with
teachers over their scheduled boycott of NAPLAN tests this week.
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DFAT unmoved by riots
Australia’s travel advisory for Greece has remained unchanged despite recent riots and protests in Athens.