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What is being asked in the Indigenous voice referendum
What is the proposed change? At the referendum on October 14, Australians will be asked to vote ‘yes’ or ‘no’ whether to alter the constitution to recognise the First Peoples …
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Triple-zero reforms follow deadly failures of pandemic
Victoria’s triple-zero call service will finally be reformed, almost a year after a damning report highlighted its deadly failures. The Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority will be rebranded as Triple Zero Victoria …
GCM celebrates Mikis Theodorakis with Mimis Sophocleous’ book launch event
Audiences were granted an insight into the life and work of Mikis Theodorakis, the great 20th century composer on August 27 in an event held by the Greek Community of …
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India and Greece forge historic strategic partnership
In a defining moment for international diplomacy, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Greece at the invitation of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis marked the establishment of a new …
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Donkey races come under fire by animal welfare groups
Animal welfare groups have condemned the actions of children in Greece, who were videotaped racing on the back of donkeys. The event took place in the village of Komi in …
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Australian Cretan youth embrace culture and forge bonds during inaugural National Dance Group Tour of Greece
Twenty young Australians of Cretan descent returned from their tour of Greece full of enthusiasm and what will be lifetime memories of Greece. It was the first time third-generation Cretans …
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Australians to vote in voice referendum on October 14
Australians will go to the polls to decide whether to enshrine an Indigenous voice in the constitution on October 14. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the date for the country’s …
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People accessing euthanasia laws continues to grow
There were 306 people who died using Victoria’s euthanasia laws last financial year, an increase of 11 per cent. During the same time period, 649 people applied to use the …
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Greece blaze is ‘largest wildfire ever recorded in EU’
A forest blaze in Greece is “the largest wildfire ever recorded in the EU” and the bloc is mobilising nearly half its firefighting air wing to tackle it, a European …
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Meta suspends fact-checker ahead of voice referendum
Social media giant Meta has suspended a Melbourne university as its fact-checking partner following a dispute about the Uluru Statement from the Heart. The Facebook owner on Tuesday cited RMIT …