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Immigration Museum’s General Manager says name change not on cards – as yet
Language is important. This is the clear message from the uproar that has arisen as a result of a Herald Sun report, indicating the Immigration Museum was allegedly looking to …
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Angela Gerekou appointed as Greek tourism chief – but will she be the one to tap into Australia’s potential?
A change of guard in the Greek government may have opened new opportunities for tourism to Greece from Australia. The appointment of former actress Angela Gerekou as the new president …
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Victorian MP Jenny Mikakos meets with Antonis Diamataris, the new Greek Deputy Foreign Minister for Greeks Abroad
A two-week personal holiday to Greece was the opportunity for Victoria’s Health Minister Jenny Mikakos to hold a series of meetings with officials of the new Greek government. She met …
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Health Minister Jenny Mikakos went on a Greek vay-cay and came back with a huge scoop for Australia
The Greek government has promised Australia a huge antiquities exhibition for 2021 to coincide with 200 years since Greek Independence in 1821. Health Minister Jenny Mikakos, the Victorian MP who …
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‘Ktimatologio’ property registry triggers inheritance settlements
The new land registry in Greece, called Ktimatologio, spreads its operating offices all over Greece. Owners of every type of property right must file their deeds of title, contracts, notarial …
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Greek PM Mitsotakis sets voting rights of Greeks abroad as a government priority
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday that the new electoral law will be debated by political parties in Parliament, however the granting of voting rights to Greeks living …
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Schedule of Archbishop Makarios’ visit to Melbourne
Australia’s recently-appointed Greek Orthodox Archbishop Makarios is arriving in Melbourne on Saturday. The official program of the Archbishop’s visit was released on Tuesday and is jam-packed until his departure on …
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NSW becomes the last Australian state to decriminalise abortion amid objections
Independent MP Alex Greenwich introduced a historic Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill to decriminalise terminations of pregnancy as hundreds of anti-abortion protestors rallied outside NSW Parliament on Thursday. MPs at …
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Victoria’s Health Minister Mikakos announces efforts to fight flu in Victoria
The Andrews Labor Government is stepping up its fight against flu, making the flu vaccination compulsory for frontline staff in hospital wards. Minister for Health Jenny Mikakos today announced the …
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Funding provided to embrace Victoria’s many cultures and traditions
Multicultural organisations are encouraged to apply for funding to hold cultural events, festivals and exhibitions that celebrate their food and traditions with others in the community. The Andrews Labor Government …