More than one million Australians to receive social security boost from January

5 December, 2025

More than one million Australians will receive higher social security payments from January 1, 2026, as part of the federal government’s latest indexation round, Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek has confirmed. The increases will apply to a wide range of student and…

VICTORIA

Victoria passes controversial laws allowing life sentences for offenders as young as 14

5 December, 2025

The Victorian Parliament has passed highly contentious new laws enabling courts to impose life sentences on young offenders aged 14 and above, in what the Allan government describes as a decisive response to rising violent youth crime. The legislation, which underpins the…

CYPRUS

Cyprus welcomes Council of Europe decision on case against Turkey

5 December, 2025

The government of the Republic of Cyprus has expressed strong satisfaction following a new decision by the Committee of Ministers’ Deputies (in Human Rights composition) of the Council of Europe, which keeps open the supervision of Turkey’s compliance with a landmark European…

POLITICS·VICTORIA

Leaked messages show Labor MP offered taxpayer-funded printer to party members — MP denies any printing was done

5 December, 2025

Leaked communications have revealed that a prominent Victorian Labor MP, Luba Grigorovitch, offered her office’s taxpayer-funded printer for use by local branch members to produce party-related materials — raising serious questions about potential parliamentary rule breaches. The controversy comes at a sensitive…

Hellenic Museum board member & HMLS ambassador Helen Mantzis in conversation with special guest Tatiana Blatnik, who travelled to Australia exclusively to speak at the Garden Party. Photo by Samantha Meuleman via Hellenic Museum.

COMMUNITY

Hellenic Museum Ladies’ Society celebrates an inspiring 2025 Garden Party with special guest Tatiana Blatnik

4 December, 2025

On Thursday, 27 November, the Hellenic Museum Ladies’ Society celebrated an inspiring 2025 Garden Party with special guest Tatiana Blatnik, welcoming more than 230 guests to its much-anticipated annual Garden Party – an elegant afternoon of conversation, culture, and generosity in support…

VICTORIA

Melbourne childcare paedophile hit with 83 new charges

4 December, 2025

Melbourne childcare worker Joshua Dale Brown has been charged with 83 additional offences, bringing the total number of charges against him to 156, involving 12 alleged child victims. The 27-year-old was initially charged with more than 70 offences relating to the alleged…

GREECE

Tsipras announces plans for a new “progressive party” focused on self-organization

4 December, 2025

Former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced plans for the creation of a new political movement aimed at reorganizing the progressive space in Greece, during a high-profile event at the Pallas theater. Speaking in front of key figures including Sokratis Famellos, Dimitris Haritsis,…

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More than one million Australians to receive social security boost from January

Victoria passes controversial laws allowing life sentences for offenders as young as 14

Cyprus welcomes Council of Europe decision on case against Turkey

Leaked messages show Labor MP offered taxpayer-funded printer to party members — MP denies any printing was done

Hellenic Museum Ladies’ Society celebrates an inspiring 2025 Garden Party with special guest Tatiana Blatnik

Melbourne childcare paedophile hit with 83 new charges

Tsipras announces plans for a new “progressive party” focused on self-organization

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