Mary Sinanidis
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How your second pandemic Easter will look different from the first
Palm Sunday on 25 April marks the start of Greek Orthodox Holy Week. After the success of COVIDSafe Easter celebrations by other Christian groups earlier this month, Greek Orthodox Christians …
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Anzac Day: Greek-Aussie veterans glad to march, but not all Hellenic RSL members have the opportunity to do so
This Anzac Day the ability to gather in person to honour our service men and women is a welcome return. The 25 April ceremony, however, will be modest in order …
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Athens Mayor tells diaspora why Athens is the next big thing
Athens is alluring, even at the worst of times, when it does as it has done for millennia – survive, resist and prosper, while building from its hotchpotch of layers …
Athens defies curfews: conjuring the days of Papathemelis during the global pandemic
In February 1994, Greece’s former public order minister Stelios Papathemelis imposed a 2am curfew on the operating of bars and nightclubs. The goal was to limit noise pollution, but the …
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Ancient games for young and old to play at Kafenio talks and workshops
Candace Richards, assistant Curator of the University of Sydney’s Nicholson Collection, has always been interested in board games. As a child she played backgammon, and she was glad to turn …
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Tsitsipas’ unlikely upset following Sakkari’s win against Osaka
Tennis player Hubert Hurkacz of Poland earned his first semi-final berth in a top-level ATP event after upsetting Greece’s tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas at the Miami Open. The no. 26 …
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One Christian faith, two Easters: the search for religious unity
The standardisation of an Easter date for all Christian religions would solve many problems for Greek communities in the Antipodes who are prevented from celebrating Easter with the majority of …
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Wise Greece’s head for business, heart for compassion and taste for Greece’s culinary delights
For the past seven years, Wise Greece founder/director Melina Taprantzi has been “trying to prove that Greece is wise”, and is using social enterprise to do so. The business concept …
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Hellenic RSL President welcomes extra support to help veterans secure employment
Veterans will benefit from specialised one-on-one support to help them find employment or change careers through the Support for Employment (SFE) program launched this week. Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and …
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Woman prevented from being nona due to her husband’s views
Eileen Bouzidis, 72, of Scottish descent, is a great believer in the Greek Orthodox faith. She has prayed, practiced a life of piety and is present at her pew on …