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Suppliers of Greek speciality foods chart new paths in COVID-19 world
Supplies of Greek goodies for Easter are not going dry up this year as suppliers are saying prices are steady and you can still get what you need. “Three weeks …
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Australia’s Acting Immigration Minister Tudge offers good news, bad news and clarifies visa misinformation
The coronavirus crisis has spawned uncertainty in the best of cases, but more so for multicultural communities – especially visa holders. Australia’s Acting Immigration Minister Alan Tudge has been fighting …
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Young Greek-Australian shares his passion for helping others, working with indigenous communities
Yianni Stefanidakis works to make the world a little kinder. The 25-year-old has been working with the Balanced Choice Programme, based in the Northern Territory for almost three years after …
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The Australian Dental Association asks health insurers to add telehealth to their policies
Coronavirus restrictions are preventing many patients from seeking urgent advice from their regular dentist, today the Australian Dental Association (ADA) issued a new item number on the Australian Schedule of …
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A handy guide for Greeks in Australia needing support during the coronavirus crisis: Help is at hand
The Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) has over the past few weeks focused on developing a coordinated response for Greek citizens without Australian rights navigating the COVID19 pandemic alongside the …
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Boosting paramedic recruits on the coronavirus frontline
The Victorian Government will fast-track the recruitment of 120 extra paramedics to boost the frontline of Victoria’s coronavirus response and help ensure all Victorians get the health support they need …
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Covid-19 gives breathing space to Greek renewable energy projects
As part of the new realities brought on by the fight to counter the spread of Covid-19, the Greek government has extended the deadlines for renewable energy projects. The move …
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Corfu bishop, officials charged for breaking Covid-19 regulations
A deputy minister ordered that charges be brought against the Metropolitan of Corfu and the Diapontia Island, Nektarios for as well as officials and other clerics attending a televised liturgy …
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Greek seamstresses recruited to make face masks during COVID-19
An online initiative by artist Marios Eleftheriadis and tailor Konstantinos Tektonidis is recruiting seamstresses to make more face masks using fabric and rubber bands. Materials have already been sent to …
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Greek man is fourth victim of coronavirus in New Zealand
Christos Tzanoudakis, 86, died from coronavirus becoming the fourth victim of Covid-19 in New Zealand. Born in Topolia, Chania, Crete, on 8 October, 1933, there were plans for him to …