Iris Papathanasiou
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Live by action: Maria Bigg’s bold leap into fashion
Vivi al ago, meaning “Live by action” in Esperanto, is poignant for Maria Bigg and is the name of her fashion label, launched two years ago, signifying her courage to …
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Saying Goodbye to a legend: Chris’s Beacon Point to start a new chapter
Anyone who has travelled along Victoria’s Great Ocean Road to Apollo Bay has likely stopped to experience the warm hospitality at Chris’s Beacon Point Restaurant. Perched up in the hills, …
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Farewell to a Lonsdale Street Icon: The sweet legacy of Melbourne’s ‘International Cakes’ to close
If walls could talk, International Cakes (To Diethnes), located in the heart of Melbourne, would tell endless stories of the Greeks who first arrived in Australia, the families they built, …
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Prolific indie filmmaker Bill Mousoulis’s foray into the musical with ‘My Darling in Stirling’
After its premiere at the Adelaide Film Festival last October and a series of screenings both interstate and overseas this year, Bill Mousoulis’ latest feature My Darling in Stirling will …
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Unpacking the dopamine Myth: Dr Anastasia Hronis on reclaiming control of our behaviours
When clinical psychologist, Anastasia Hronis, started writing The Dopamine Brain, she soon realised how much misinformation was out there about dopamine —what it is and how it works. In her …
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Sisters separated at birth reunite in Greece, connect with third sibling
In just a few days, a long overdue moment will finally arrive for two sisters separated at birth and unaware of each other’s existence for most of their lives. Theodora …
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Migration and memory: A father’s longing
On the living room table Vangelis Alexiou has laid out the black-and-white photographs of his youth. Among them is a unique snapshot of his parents, taken by him when he …
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Georgina Dimopoulos: Unheard and invisible – The silent struggles of children in family violence
Children and young people – often ‘forgotten’ and ‘silent’ victim-survivors of family violence – can remain invisible when it comes to services, a new report has revealed. The violence they …
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Breakthrough treatment of MS led by Dr Steven Petratos to enter clinical trials in Greece and Australia
A breakthrough treatment for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is set to begin clinical trials simultaneously in Greece and Australia in the coming months – a message of hope to millions of …
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A new Greek cultural festival inspired by Ancient Greece debuts at the hot springs on the Mornington Peninsula
A Greek cultural celebration has made its way into the beautiful setting of the Peninsula Hot Springs on the Mornington Peninsula outside Melbourne. During a recent visit to the oracle …