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Efforts to put out four major fires continue in coastal Attica, Isthmia region, Greek Fire Brigade says
Four major fires were raging in Greece on Monday evening, said the Fire Brigade’s spokesperson Lt. Colonel Yiannis Artopios during the first of two special briefings on Monday evening. Two …
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Doxa Komodromou to attend Sydney commemorative events for Cyprus Turkish Invasion
The commemorative events on the Turkish Invasion of Cyprus continue onto Sydney this weekend as the community strives to honour all those who fell defending democracy 49 years ago. The …
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Perth mayor wants to save Commonwealth Games
On Tuesday morning Premier Daniel Andrews announced that his government would no longer support the games because it was clear the cost would exceed $6 billion. The Opposition called the …
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Melbourne’s Lemnos Gallipoli commemorative service to be held on Saturday 12 August
Melbourne’s Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee has announced that its annual commemorative service will be held this year on Saturday 12 August, the event commencing at 11am. The service will be …
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Low recycling rates in the gun as war on waste fires up
With just 12 per cent of Australia’s plastics recycled, the federal government has announced a push to process more waste and track recycled products from their origin to supermarket shelves. …
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Mercury hits new highs as heat waves scorch the globe
Temperatures reached new highs on Monday as heatwaves and wildfires scorched swathes of the Northern Hemisphere, forcing the evacuation of 1,200 children close to a Greek seaside resort. Health authorities …
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Hearing for accused Kyrgios carjacker delayed
A pre-trial hearing for a man accused of stealing Nick Kyrgios’s car from the tennis star’s mother at gunpoint has been delayed. Prosecutors for the man, who is not being …
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Record fine issued over worker’s woodchipper death
A tree removal company has been fined more than $2 million over the death of a worker who was killed when using a defective woodchipping machine. The penalty is the …
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Victoria pulls the pin on 2026 Commonwealth Games
Victoria has cancelled hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games because of money woes. The rights to host the 2026 event were awarded to regional Victoria last year after Birmingham replaced South Africa’s …
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1,200 children evacuated from Greek holiday camps amid wildfires
Wildfires broke out near Athens on Monday as a heatwave grips Greece, firefighters said, with 1,200 children evacuated outside a seaside resort. The first blaze started in Kouvaras, 50 kilometres …