Immigration Minister Chris Evans (photo) had previously announced the revocations of the Migration Occupations in Demand List (MODL) from 8 February 2010. Now following advice from the Independent body, Skills Australia a new Skilled Occupation List (SOL) has just been announced. This is due to be implemented on 1 July 2010. The new immigration reforms [...]
Socratous: «I was given large amounts of cash»
Costas Socratous, a former Labor Party staffer turned whistleblower, claims he was involved in branch-stacking in several key Melbourne ALP branches. Mr Socratous claims he was employed by former MP Theo Theophanous and parliamentary secretary Telmo Languiller to recruit members to the Albion and East Ardeer branches, to bolster the numbers of the ALP’s Right [...]
Michael Katisidis stops Kevin Mitchell in third round
Exceptional skills are valuable attributes for a top-level prizefighter. Enduring a torturous training regimen in the weeks leading up to a major bout is a necessity. While Michael Katsidis (photo) lacks the former, he makes up for it with a preparation routine that some observers may deem masochistic. Kevin Mitchell is a boxer of outstanding [...]
Olympic Air: Flights to Australia and South Africa
Olympic Air has entered into a code-share agreement with Etihad Airways, as part of its ongoing effort to offer its passengers an enhanced and smooth access to a series of worldwide destinations. Through this agreement, Olympic Air will be offering its passengers a choice among Etihad’s network from Abu Dhabi, onwards to 60 destinations. Under the [...]
«Greek» Chocolate Pumps
Well designed pumps made of… chocolate! A creation of Greek company which is very popular in the market, as is the case with all chocolate products of the “Chocolate Master”, established by Greeks of the Diaspora and conquering the markets of Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia. It is a family owned business, initially established by [...]
Budget gets mixed reviews
Greek-Australian business will face a “big hole” as a result of the Federal Budget if the world economy continues to slow down. Hellenic Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HACCI) spokesperson Sam Saltis welcomed the Federal Budget’s business tax cut initiatives but is concerned that the delivery of the budget initiatives weighs heavily on the [...]
NUGAS on the search for new committee members
NUGAS (National Union of Greek Australian Students) are calling for young, enthusiastic Greek-Australian students to nominate as a Victorian Committee members. The prestigious, 40-year-old organisation will hold their AGM on Monday 31 May which will see an election of a new Victorian NUGAS Committee. Any NUGAS Victoria Members who are students of a tertiary institution [...]
George Pappas: The First Greek-Australian Immigrant to Be a University Chancellor
Victoria University installed Mr. George Pappas as its fourth Chancellor at a ceremony held on Thursday 13 May. Professor David de Kretser, AC, Governor of Victoria, presided over the ceremony, which attended over 300 people. Mr. Pappas was born in Rhodes, Greece and came to Australia at the age of six. He was the first [...]
Hellas Melbourne Among the Greatest Teams of the World
Hellas Melbourne is officially placed in the Pantheon with the greatest football teams of the world since last Tuesday May 11th. Hellas Melbourne was honored in a special ceremony in London, held by FIFA, as the top team for the Century in Oceania. The greatest teams of the rest parts of the world that were [...]
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05 / 23 The Richest Greeks of Australia
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05 / 22 Queensland’s Premier at Paniyiri Greek Festival
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05 / 22 Golden Dawn’s Scary Rise Chronicled
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05 / 22 Nick Xenophon to Form Political Party
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05 / 22 Society of Friends of Greek Culture Founded in Perth
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02 / 26 Greek-Aussies Want Golden Dawn MP’s Barred
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08 / 25 Slav-Macedonian Newspaper Sued by Greek-Australians
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03 / 13 Up to 1000 Greek Taxi Drivers Will be Hired to Ease Melbourne’s Cabbie Shortage
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12 / 01 Babiniotis Says Macedonian Dialect Was Greek
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02 / 13 Australian Government Changes “Slav-Macedonian” Directive to “Macedonian”
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