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Government bill hopes to stop migrant worker exploitation, and the community is invited to give their input
In the 1970s, worker exploitation was rife in the rag and car manufacturing trades. But even these days, migrant workers desperate for a source of income are unlikely to raise …
Podcasts –
From Punchbowl Mosque to Greek Archdiocese: Greek Australian Angelo Candalepas tightrope walks across the architecture of many faiths
Angelo Candalepas has humble beginnings, the son of parents from the same village near Tripoli, central Greece, who came to Australia for a better life. At great personal sacrifice, they …
Dialogue –
The Cyprus Issue: Turkey’s Erdogan is no friend of Australia
The UN Security Council has condemned the decision by Turkeyt o reopen a residential section of an abandoned suburb. A presidential statement, approved by all 15 council members at an …
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Yanitsas in top form to keep Canada out in Stingers’ dominant first-day display
Veteran Lea Yanitsas, 32, put on an outstanding goalkeeping display at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center to keep Canada from denting the Australian Stingers (women’s water polo team) lead …
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Olympics: Maria Sakkari wins second round match against Nina Stojanovic
Greece’s Maria Sakkari continues her Olympic Games campaign after winning her second round match against Serbia’s Nina Stojanovic. The 26-year-old beat out her opponent in straight sets, ending on a …
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NSW records 145 cases as police continue to issue infringement notices to rulebreakers
Distressing COVID-19 figures climbed to 145 new cases in NSW on Monday, with 51 of the cases being in the community while infectious and another 25 in the community for …
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Australia’s Ariarne Titmus wins Gold Medal against America’s Katie Ledecky at Tokyo Olympics
Australia’s Ariarne Titmus, 20, beat America’s Katie Ledecky, 24, in the 400m freestyle swimming final at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday, earning gold for Australia. Swimming in lane three, Titmus …
Dialogue –
Olympic obscurities: Things you may not know about the revival of the Modern Olympics
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been off the Olympics ever since the 1990 IOC announcement that Atlanta was to host the 1996 Centenary Games. This is not only …
Dialogue –
Ancient Greeks would view the “ghostly version” of the Modern Olympics as “absurd”
Because of a dramatic rise in COVID-19 cases, the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2021 Olympics are unfolding in stadiums absent from the eyes, ears and voices of a …
Life –
Join Dr Roslynne Bell’s lecture on the mythological Amazons in Greek Art
On Thursday 5 August, Associate Research Fellow in the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne, Dr Roslynne Bell, will present the online lecture Warriors, Weapons, …