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Victoria Government Will Send 22 Students to Greece to Study Democracy
The government of Victoria in Australia recently announced that it will hold a competition for students who would like to travel to Greece for educational tour focusing on civics and Democracy.
A total of up to twenty-two students who are...
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GCM Welcomes Greek Government’s Approval of the Working Holiday Visa
The Greek Government passed the relevant legislation related to the approval and implementation of the working holiday visa. All relevant Ministers signed the legislation and the Ministry of Education is the responsible authority.
The agreement is in part an initiative...
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Working Holiday Visa Program for Greeks and Australians Approved by Greek Government
The Greek government has granted the approval of a visa program which will allow Greeks and Australian nationals up to the age of 31-years-old to work in each of the countries, respectively, for up to 12 months.
The approval of...
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Nick Xenophon: Open to Striking Formal Minority Government Agreement
Nick Xenophon is an independent Senator for South Australia and is the leader of the Nick Xenophon Team (NXT) political party which is running candidates at the 2016 election underway at present.
On Monday, Xenophon told Guardian Australia that he is open to striking...
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Greek Diaspora of Australia Ask Greece’s Government to Stop Taxing Paternal Homes in Greece
The Greek Diaspora of Australia have announced that they plan to send a letter of objection to the Greek government regarding the taxation of their parental properties in Greece.
According to the Greek-Australian newspaper Neos Kosmos, the Federation of Greek Orthodox Communities in Australia had...
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Australian Government Issues Drink Spiking Warning for Travelers to Greece
The Australian government has reiterated a warning to Australians planning on visiting Greece this summer regarding drink spiking.
On smartraveller.gov.au they have stated that Australians traveling to high traffic tourist destinations such as Mykonos, Santorini and Ios should exercise extra precaution...
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Greek-Australian Community Language Program Cut by SA Government
The South Australia Weatherill Labor government has decided to cut the Greek Language Maintenance and Development Program, which had been part of the curriculum in 16 schools across the area.
The program offered a way for children of the Greek...
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The Australian Calls for Sinodinos’s Return to Government
In a recent article the newspaper The Australian published by Rupert Murdoch is calling for the reinstatement of Greek-Australian politician Arthur Sinodinos, in the Tony Abbott government. The article stressed that Abbott’s government is losing ground therefore the return...
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Australian Government Asks for the Return of Greek Senator
Australian Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey asked for the return of Greek former Senator Arthur Sinodinos to the cabinet. Hockey stated that Sinodinos is an honest and capable man "of great personal integrity."
"Arthur is a wonderful person, a man of great personal...
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Australian Government: We Have Jobs, Come!
In some countries, such as Greece, the deep recession lead to unemployment, while in others there is not enough manpower to staff businesses.
Australia belongs to the second category, as its government is seeking workers from across the world to meet the increasing...
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Senator Sinodinos Expected to Return to Abbott Government
According to press reports, the Greek-Australian Senator Arthur Sinodinos is likely to return to the Tony Abbott government, after he was found not guilty of corruption.
An article which was published in the Australian newspaper Daily Telegraph noted that the...
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Australian Government Finances Greek Printing House
Over 100 new job positions will be created in a Greek printing firm after a subsidy of 2.6 million dollars was granted by the federal government, the government of Victoria and Ford Australia, under a project called Melbourne’s North...
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Greek-Australian Farmers Affected by Government Decision
The Australian government decided not to subsidize “SPC Ardmona,” an Australian company which produces canned fruits and vegetables in Shepparton for the last hundred years.
The cabinet rejected the company's request for 25 million dollars in funding to modernize its...
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Two Greeks Tabbed For Australia’s Government
This is the first time in the history of Australian politics that the government formed by the new Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, may include two Greek ministers, Athanasios Synodinos and Sophia Panopoulou - Mirabela.
The new Prime Minister may assign...
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Australian Government Comes Closer to Greek Diaspora
The Australian government announced that July 6th is the final deadline for any individual willing to work for the Australian ministerial advisory committees. All candidates must be of Greek or foreign origin as the government's purpose is to create...