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Briefs for the week that was: 1-6 December
Trump-Mitsotakis meeting US President Donald Trump will meet with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the White House on 7 January, 2020. A statement announcing the visit on Monday stated …
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Deputy Minister Diamataris resigns over ‘fake CV’ and other allegations upon arriving in Australia to meet with the diaspora
Shortly after setting foot in Australia, Greek Deputy Minister Antonis Diamataris has been forced to step down from his post after confirming that he never received a degree for Columbia …
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The new Victorian Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan district explained
With a changing of the guard, new developments are inevitable, and that has certainly been the case since His Eminence Archbishop Makarios stepped foot on Australian shores. In addition to …
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Deputy Minister for Greeks Abroad’s program for visit to Australia
The Deputy Foreign Minister for Greeks Abroad, Antonis Diamataris is due to arrive in Sydney on Thursday evening, officially commencing his visit across the country to meet Greek Australians across …
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Petition to revoke the trademark on the word ‘Wogs’
A petition on change.org has been started by Italian Australian comedian Gabriel Rossi to revoke the trademark on the word “wogs”. The petition to Trademark Australia had gathered almost 1,800 …
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Oakleigh Grammar students bring Christmas love to Aged Care facilities around Melbourne
As Christmas and the holidays approach, senior citizens and other vulnerable groups may feel a heightened sense of loneliness exacerbated by the holiday season. Over the last three years, Oakleigh …
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Greek Australian taxi driver brought to justice for assault of deaf girl, despite perversion of justice
A respected Greek Australian taxi driver, ‘John’, 82, is being accused by deaf woman Melanie Duggan for indecent assault when she was a 4th grade child. Melanie Duggan, was driven …
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In a world of ageism, Greek Australian elderly still enjoy dignity in Aged Care
Aged care was a god-sanctioned duty in Greek antiquity. Known as gerobaskia, there were severe repercussions when elders were neglected. In modern Greece, the debt crisis has permeated all facets …
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Greek PM Mitsotakis and Turkish President Erdogan meet on the sidelines of NATO Leaders Summit
Greek and Turkish leaders met on Wednesday on the sideline of the NATO Leaders Summit in Watford, Northwest of London. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that the two countries …
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Greece: Camp conditions endanger women, girls
Women and girls face relentless insecurity in Greece’s overcrowded Moria “hotspot” for asylum seekers and migrants on Lesbos island, Human Rights Watch said today, releasing a video that shows the …