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Jenny Mikakos only Greek in Labor shadow ministry

Jenny Mikakos celebrates being the only Shadow Minister of Greek background in the Victorian Shadow Cabinet by launching an attacj on the Liberals policy on ethno-specific services

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Unions call strikes against labour reforms

Strikes are set to disrupt flights and public transport next week, as unions rally against a shakeup of labour rules that will cap public sector salaries and loosen job security in

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Labour market reforms to cut wages and measures protect jobs

Proposed labour market reforms designed to save jobs have raised the ire of Opposition parties in Greece.

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Greece set to get loan reprieve

EU Economics Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn has backed a delay for Greece in the repayment of its 110-billion-euro rescue loan.

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Trade in gold coins rising

Pawn shops in downtown Omonia and other parts of Athens have been doing brisk business in the illicit trade of sovereign gold coins, according to a report in Kathimerini this week.

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Culture Ministry on Parthenon marbles

Greece has responded to a newspaper report that Greece was dropping its long-standing claim to the Parthenon marbles in return for the British Museum sending the Acropolis artefac

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Winemakers take action

A Greek winemaking cooperative will file a lawsuit in Germany against distributors and supermarket retailers offering wines from the neighbouring former Yugoslav Republic of Macedo

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New card to battle tax-dodging retailers

As of January 1, Greek taxpayers will be able to pick up a card from banks that can be used to electronically record transactions as they shop.

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Greek government steps down, IOC steps up

Greece’s Olympic hopefuls will be forced to rely on handouts from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) following Greek government cutbacks in funding for their London 2012 pre

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Victory outsmarts Heart in front of bumper crowd

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Melbourne Victory produced a calculated and clinical display of counter-attacking football to square the derby ledger with M

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