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Coalition’s Laboresque Budget paves way for election day
The delivery of the 2019-20 budget by Scott Morrison’s Liberal-National coalition, and the budget-in-reply speech made by Labor leader Bill Shorten have both contributed to setting out some of the …
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How to avoid currency-conversion charges when on holidays
Australian travellers have to pay exorbitant fees when making transactions abroad. Bank charges in currency-conversion fees eat into their travel money, with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission finding that …
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Australian Federal budget: Are you a winner or a loser?
“The budget is back in the black and Australia is back on track!” said Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. He then went on to announce the first budget, in more than …
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Wealthiest Greeks make their way onto Forbes World’s Billionaires List
The Forbes World’s Billionaires List is out for 2019 and casts the spotlight on the world’s richest. Once again Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates top the list at the 1st …
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BRIEFS: This was the week that was – from Disney dreams to broken ones!
Acquire Learning collapse examined Crown Resorts director Andrew Demetriou was questioned in court on Wednesday over the $145 million collapse of education group Acquire Learning. The former AFL boss told …
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Two Greek Australians produce their own ouzo in Australia
When 25-year-old Greek Australian Nick Iconomos and his 50-year-old uncle Peter Kozno, decided to produce Greece’s signature drink down under, they never anticipated that within a few months from production, …
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Greek government holds great expectations for Chinese input
Since 2008, the increasingly close ties between Greece and China have caught the attention of the world media and there has been plenty of speculation about where this ‘romance’ is …
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Transparency International slams Eurogroup’s methods
Transparency International’s report on corruption was stinging when it came to Eurogroup. The clandestine meetings of eurozone finance ministers that belong to the group was slammed. “For an institution whose …
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Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki funds Cambridge research program to change future
The University of Cambridge announced its new science and technology research programme to fund PhD students and early-career researchers working on meeting future energy and computational needs. The programme is …
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The ‘Macedonia’ logo – What happens now?
The name ‘Macedonia’ appears in the brand names of 182 Greek businesses, while more than 4,000 businesses describe one or more of their products using the Greek place name. The …