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Alex Economou

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Travel professionals hope COVID-19 vaccine ushers return to normality

The extension of the travel bubble to include New Zealand will have prematurely raised the hopes of some that it will be soon be extended to other parts of the …

Life

Australian horseracing benefits from strong Greek presence over the years

For all the problems that this year has posed, the Melbourne Cup remains the race that will stop the nation. At this time of the year, the hoopla of AFL …

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Mad Melbourne rush to car washes, hairdressers, auctions and more

Melburnians began to feel that pinch of traffic this week. It  felt reassuring to see services slowly ease following restrictions. Ali Sadiku, manager of Grand Wash Auto, which serves a …

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Greek community leaders call for easing of Melbourne lockdown measures

The call for Melbourne’s lockdown to be eased is becoming louder as the number of COVID-19 cases has fallen. Leaders within the city’s Greek community are adding their voices to …

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Greek-Australians celebrate fall of fascism as sun sets on Golden Dawn

After a marathon five-year long trial of 68 defendants, 18 of whom were former members of parliament, a Greek court found this week that the far-right Golden Dawn had acted …

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Australian house property market surprisingly immune to COVID-19

In May this year, one month into the first Melbourne lockdown, the predictions for the property market were dire. A Commonwealth Bank forecast stated that the house prices would plummet …

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Restaurant owners’ future depends on Melbourne weather and the size of their footpaths

Summer in Melbourne may look like downtown Plaka filled with outdoor seating areas, pop-up cafes and al fresco dining in an effort to speed up the recovery of the hospitality …

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Melbourne’s Greek mayors speak of governance in COVID-19 times

Melbourne went into a severe Stage 4 lockdown, two long months ago and councils across the Melbourne metropolitan area have had to deal with all the problems that the pandemic …

Life

South Africa’s Greek ‘legal eagle’ and Mandela’s lifelong friend George Bizos passes on

South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa announced the death of George Bizos on Wednesday in these words: “I have just received news that legal eagle of our country George Bizos has …

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Greek strong man was a real legend of the Australian showground circuit

I wrote the 2015 article which concluded with the above words. Leonithas Postoglithis changed his name to Leon Samson once he settled in Australia and adopted the life of the …

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