Zoe Thomaidou
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Seremetidis among hundreds of Qantas ex-employees who “found closure” with $120m payout
It took more than a year of mediation between Qantas and the Transport Workers Union, but just before the end of 2024, the two parties reached an agreement over the …
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Powerhouse couple on mixing Indigenous and Greek in marriage and work life
She wanted to be an artist. Her father wanted her to study something she could make a living off, “as all Greek parents did back then.” She settled for architecture. …
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Mani costume, Polynesian ships and Cinderella: A Gen Z’s reflection on knowledge and culture
It was a normal school day for Kleopatra (Kleo) Kokkas when she put on a traditional Mani costume to attend class last week. Her government high school in Melbourne does …
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Melbourne Greek students explore migration via obituaries
Death, often seen as a morbid topic, generated a debate among a group of Melbourne Greek students who gathered to hear Nick Dallas present his research on the city’s post-war …
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The revival of the ‘gaida’ a highlight of this weekend’s Greek traditional youth music festival
Tim Mandilas is one of the army of volunteers – who makes #folkGRooves festival a reality. “I respect the younger dancers and musicians that will perform live at this year’s …
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Seminars return at MUnGA, with ‘Dance your Heritage’ deemed a success
Many are familiar with MUnGa – the Melbourne University Greek Association – through its sold-out social events. But two weeks ago, the student club made a welcome comeback to one …
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One year after Greece’s record-breaking fires: “A way of life gone up in flames”
A narrow dirt road winds its way to the vineyards of Kyriaki Hatzisavva, at the outskirts of Alexandroupoli in Evros, Greece’s borderline region with Turkey. The flanks of the hills …
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Australia’s 1916 ‘Secret Census’: A story of distrust towards Greek migrants
When Flinders University academic Dr Yianni Cartledge started researching early Greek Australian migration records for his PhD thesis, he came across much treasured knowledge. But no piece of information had …
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Stories of persecution, risk and achievement celebrate 100 years of Greeks in Port Pirie
The South Australian industrial coastal city of Port Pirie in South Australia, 225 km north of Adelaide, has marked 100 years of Greek settlement. Pirie’s economy is based on smelting …
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Maria Vamvakinou MP announces retirement from politics
The first Greek Australian woman to be elected to Federal Parliament will be taking a permanent break from politics come the next elections. Maria Vamvakinou, representing the Melbourne seat of …