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Jenny Mikakos only Greek in Labor shadow ministry
Jenny Mikakos celebrates being the only Shadow Minister of Greek background in the Victorian Shadow Cabinet by launching an attacj on the Liberals policy on ethno-specific services
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Unions call strikes against labour reforms
Strikes are set to disrupt flights and public transport next week, as unions rally against a shakeup of labour rules that will cap public sector salaries and loosen job security in
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Labour market reforms to cut wages and measures protect jobs
Proposed labour market reforms designed to save jobs have raised the ire of Opposition parties in Greece.
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Greece set to get loan reprieve
EU Economics Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn has backed a delay for Greece in the repayment of its 110-billion-euro rescue loan.
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Trade in gold coins rising
Pawn shops in downtown Omonia and other parts of Athens have been doing brisk business in the illicit trade of sovereign gold coins, according to a report in Kathimerini this week.
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Culture Ministry on Parthenon marbles
Greece has responded to a newspaper report that Greece was dropping its long-standing claim to the Parthenon marbles in return for the British Museum sending the Acropolis artefac
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Winemakers take action
A Greek winemaking cooperative will file a lawsuit in Germany against distributors and supermarket retailers offering wines from the neighbouring former Yugoslav Republic of Macedo
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New card to battle tax-dodging retailers
As of January 1, Greek taxpayers will be able to pick up a card from banks that can be used to electronically record transactions as they shop.
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Labor party grants $160,000 for infrastructure in Hindmarsh
Simon Crean announced today the Labor will invest $160,000 for infrastructure in the South Australian area of Hindmarsh
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Greek man jailed for ‘cold blooded’ attack
A Greek man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for stabbing his lover’s husband