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Greece listed as ‘unfriendly country’ by Russia in expanded list
Greece is one of five latest additions in Russia’s ‘Unfriendly Countries List’, as announced by the Russian government on Friday, along with Denmark, Croatia, Slovakia and Slovenia. All five countries …
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Katsonis, Skiotis appointed in board of ‘first of its kind’ centre for mental health reform
Two Greek Australians will be amongst the board members of Australia’s first Collaborative Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing to be established in Victoria. Public Policy Fellow at The University …
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Fund raising to assist with the detection of dementia in Greek Australians
Clinical neuropsychologist Matthew Staios, has led trailblazing research in dementia with a focus on misdiagnosis when it comes to the testing of culturally diverse communities for Alzheimer’s and cognitive impairments. …
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Predatory poker machines make victims of Greek Australians
Since the introduction of poker machines in Victoria 30 years ago, an astounding $66 billion has been lost. Reverend Tim Costello, the lead advocate from The Alliance for Gambling Reform, …
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Greek Australian legal champion to sue the Pope
Angela Sdrinis is working on a class action against the Ashley Youth Detention Centre in Tasmania, a case which is receiving national attention. For much of her career, Ms Sdrinis …
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Annual HACCI Excellence Awards open for nominations
After two years of having to postpone the Hellenic Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (HACCI) renowned Awards Gala Ball due to COVID-19 restrictions, the event is making a comeback …
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Turkey announces drilling in the Eastern Mediterranean in August
During his speech at a ceremony marking the anniversary of the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus, Turkey’s vice president, Fuat Oktay, announced that a new drilling rig is set to …
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Communication and COVID-19: Let’s not make the same mistakes
Twelve months ago as I was planning my relocation to Canberra, Sydney was in lockdown, and getting into Western Australia was harder than the magic pathway to Narnia. The army …
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Greek passports to be made valid for 10 years
The validity of Greek passports is to be doubled to ten years, Citizen Protection Minister Takis Theodorikakos announced on Thursday (Greek time). Greece was one of a handful of countries …
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PAOK stumble 2-0 in Sofia
It was not a good start for PAOK in their Europa Conference League Second Qualifying Round 1 encounter in Sofia. Welton Felipe opened the scoring for hosts Levski Sofia in …