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Australian government passes first-ever motion to recognise the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek genocides
Six speakers unanimously debated in favour of Australia’s first-ever motion calling for the Australian Government to recognise the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek Genocides. The motion outright calls on the Federal …
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Racism is still a problem in Australia, says FECCA
The Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia (FECCA), the country’s peak multicultural organisation representing and advocating on behalf of Australia’s multicultural communities, welcomes The Scanlon Foundation’s 2021 Mapping Social …
St John’s College turns to community to support upgrades at the school
St John’s Greek Orthodox College which has undergone major upgrades over the last 19 months, is looking to raise $300,000 for upgrades that will provide “outstanding contemporary learning spaces” for …
Fearless Lily Maglaras takes to the air and to new life in the circus
Just a few weeks ago Lily Maglaras was at home in Warrnambool writing her VCAL exams. Before even the ink had dried on the papers, the 17-year-old, with her parents’ …
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Greek Australian neuroscientist discovers hidden region in the human brain
Professor George Paxinos, one of the Greek Australian professors included in the ARISTEiA Institute’s study entitled “1821-2021: Greek Pioneers and Innovators in Medicine and Biomedical Sciences”, has discovered a hidden region …
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A bumper of a tourism year to Greece, despite pandemic
Germans comprise the single largest market for tourism to Greece. The Greek government’s tourism promoter, the Greek National Tourism Organisation (GNTO) is targeting 10 German cities at the moment with …
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Greek-Canadian Constantine Passaris appointed to prestigious Order of New Brunswick
Greek-Canadian Constantine Passaris has received the highest civilian honour from the Government of New Brunswick, Canada. He is the first Greek-Canadian in the history of this honour to be named …
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Saint Andrew’s Feast Day: Happy name day to Andrew, Andreas, Andy and more
Happy name day to Andrew, Andreas, Andrikos, Andy, André, Androulla, Andritsa, Andrea. Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Patra in the Peloponnese as well as the patron saint of …
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Government secures votes for controversial pandemic management bill
Victoria’s Premier Daniel Andrews held a press conference on Tuesday morning after his government secured the votes it needed to pass its amended pandemic legislation. The proposed Public Health and …
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Australia braces itself for new Omicron variant as national cabinet meeting reviews national plan
Victoria confirmed 918 new COVID-19 cases and six deaths on Tuesday, a decrease from Monday’s 1007 cases with 11,417 active cases around the state. The state government has also confirmed …