Black Saturday fires commemoration highlights kindness and recovery

6 February, 2019

The Black Saturday bushfires, which claimed the lives of 173 people on February 7, 2009 brought out the very best in people, giving victims the strength they needed to begin the process of recovery, a special commemoration service in Melbourne has been…

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Police investigation underway after toddler found dead in car on sweltering day

6 February, 2019

A 22-month-old boy, who could not be revived, was found inside a car in Sydney’s west on a sweltering day after family noticed he wasn’t in their house. Police are investigating whether a toddler died after accidentally being left in a hot…

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Greek Community executive members meet Minister Mikakos

6 February, 2019

In a spirit of cooperation and noting historical support from minister Mikakos and the Andrews Labor Government, President Bill Papastergiadis, together with the Secretary of the Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM), Costas Markos, met with the Hon Jenny Mikakos, the Victorian Minister…

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Council of Europe condemns Sharia councils in UK for contradicting Human Rights

2 February, 2019

Sharia Law is a legal system which regulates the lives of devout Muslims and is based on religious precepts and the text of the Quran. The exact number of Sharia councils operating in England and Wales is unknown, with estimates varying from…

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Venezuela – The U.S. game plan for ‘Regime Change’ and how to respond to it

2 February, 2019

Yesterday the U.S. recognized a right-wing ‘leader of the opposition’ in Venezuela Juan Guaido as the president of the country. A number of right-wing led countries in South America joined in that move. Cuba, Bolivia and Mexico rejected it. Russia, China, Iran…

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Hungary refuses to dance to US tune and step up pressure on Russia

2 February, 2019

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has boasted that he has good relations with Vladimir Putin and opposes EU sanctions against Russia; he has also challenged the EU’s immigration policy and slammed George Soros for his alleged attempts to support illegal immigration to…

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“Surveillance Capitalism”: Google sister company to package and sell location data from millions of cellphones

1 February, 2019

A subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet, Sidewalk Labs, is using real-time mobile location data from millions of cellphone users collected over long periods of time in order to help urban planners make critical decision on transportation and land use. The program,…

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Black Saturday fires commemoration highlights kindness and recovery

Police investigation underway after toddler found dead in car on sweltering day

Greek Community executive members meet Minister Mikakos

Council of Europe condemns Sharia councils in UK for contradicting Human Rights

Venezuela – The U.S. game plan for ‘Regime Change’ and how to respond to it

Hungary refuses to dance to US tune and step up pressure on Russia

“Surveillance Capitalism”: Google sister company to package and sell location data from millions of cellphones

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