Mary Sinanidis
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A deal between Australia, the UK and US which has implications for the rest of the world, including Greece and Cyprus
Both France and China have slammed the new Indo-Pacific security alliance between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. Dubbed AUKUS, the deal will provide Australia with technology to …
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Young girl who spoke Indonesian rather than Greek growing up wins Greek language bursary at La Trobe
When Penelope Vakalopoulos, who is studying for her Diploma of Greek Language at La Trobe University, was offered a $4,000 bursary to support Greek language learning opportunities she was taken …
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ABC backs ‘Background Briefing’ though Archdiocese welcomes apology
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia welcomed the news that the ABC issued an apology to Archbishop Makarios regarding an article published in April. A statement by the public broadcaster …
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“We can’t even give our kids a cuddle after work,” say Sydney couple in the COVID frontline
Pathologist Frank Kostakis and Dr Penelope Aligiannis are not policy makers, academics or even public health professionals supported by state governments, but a Greek Australian couple working in the “hot …
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How to find mindfulness in a wine glass on the scenic route to Tyrnavos
When sommelier Angie Giannakoudakis discusses wine, she talks about a journey more than a taste. “We can’t jump on a plane (to Greece), but we can drink our way there,” …
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I took a virtual “walk” around Medieval Athens
A few days ago, I took a walk, beginning from the Byzantine Russian Church on Fillellinon Street in downtown Athens, meandering through the colourful laneways of Plaka flanked by neoclassical …
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There’s a rush to get vaccinated, and Greek Australians are hopping on board
A huge queue formed at the pop-up vaccination hub at the Greek Orthodox Church of St George in Thornbury to help the local community get their COVID-19 vaccines. Greek Community …
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Labor takes the multicultural road: “Yes” to immediate family abroad and language survival
While Australia’s leaders were thrashing out details of the border reopening plan at a meeting of national cabinet on Friday after a week of federal-state disagreements over vaccine coverage and …
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Greek family values, fundamental to innovative lawyer’s success
“This year, it has been a case of when it rains, it pours,” Cassandra Kalpaxis of Kalpaxis Legal told Neos Kosmos, regarding a deluge of nominations. In the AusMumpreneur Awards, …
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Greeks may get their own Ancestry category in the next Census – online at least
“Australia has an enviable record of having a very high participation rate in its Census. Last time, despite the outage of its online census, we had 95 per cent participation …