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The sting of taxing super funds from 15% to 30% – A review of the proposed changes
Background to Self-Managed Superannuation Funds Self-Managed Superannuation Funds (SMSFs) were introduced in Australia in 1994, as part of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act. SMSFs are a type of superannuation fund …
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Minister resigns as Greece train crash toll reaches 42 and video emerges of collision
At least 42 people have been killed when a Greek passenger train collided head-on with a freight train, derailing carriages which then burst into flames in the country’s deadliest rail …
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Greece declares three days of mourning as death toll from Train crash reaches 36
At least 36 people were killed and another 66 injured after two trains collided head-on near the Greek city of Larissa, authorities said, as emergency services raced Wednesday to find …
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Alphington mental health facility approval a ‘local planning matter’ according to government
A spokesperson for Victorian planning minister, Sonya Kilkenny released a statement to Neos Kosmos today over Yarra City Council’s Planning Decisions Committee approval for the development of a ‘sub-acute’ mental …
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‘I think I know this man’: When your Greek mum serves Ed Sheeran a burger
“You go anywhere in the world with his photo and people know him,” Greg Pappas tells Neos Kosmos with a giggle over the phone on Wednesday. A day earlier, the …
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EEAMA is back after three years with “Hasame ti theia, stop!”
The theatre ensemble of The League of Greeks of Egypt and Middle East (EEAMA) returns this year bringing several experienced performers on stage under Michalis Nikoloudis’ direction. Nikoloudis, has worked …
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Fresh push to stop ‘silent pandemic’ of superbugs
There are fears a “silent pandemic” of antimicrobial resistance could kill millions globally within decades, prompting a plea for greater action in Australia. The overuse or misuse of antibiotics can lead to …
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‘Dying at home’ can be your best last choice, and there’s a program for it
When her husband Gerard passed, Helen-Anne Manion (née Servetopoulos) and the whole family were by his side. Literally. “My grandchildren, and four children they were all here, my son came …
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Ouzo Festival brings aromas and flavours all the way from Mytilene to Melbourne on Sunday
Lesvos Culture Club – Palesviaki Enosis of Melbourne and Victoria is bringing back the annual Ouzo Festival at Melbourne’s eastern suburb of Bayswater this Sunday, 5 March. Melbourne’s young and …
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Yarra Council greenlights mental health facility despite community concerns
Regardless of stiff opposition from the Greek community, Yarra City Council’s Planning Decisions Committee last night, 28 February, approved the development of a ‘sub-acute’ mental health facility next to the …