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David Hill’s lifelong mission to reunite the Parthenon Sculptures
“Greeks can hardly agree on the time of day – but they all agree on the return of the μάρμαρα, marmara, (marbles)” David Hill jokes over the phone. The 76-year-old …
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Savva: “Morrison never actually stood for anything”
Niki Savva’s Bulldozed, Scott Morrison’s fall and Anthony Albanese’s rise is a yarn that reads like a great shoe-gum novel. In Savva’s book, Morrison emerges as a man obsessed with …
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Alkistis Protopsalti promises to captivate the audience with a “highly emotional and powerful concert” at Antipodes Festival
Renowned artist of the Greek music scene, Alkistis Protopsalti, visited the Greek Community of Melbourne on Wednesday morning, where she spoke about her experience visiting Australia so far, her upcoming …
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Greek-American nuclear physicist reunites with far flung relations through marvels of DNA testing
Last weekend, an annual picnic for members of Australia’s Greek community from the Peloponnesian villages of Karveli and Lada, located just north of Kalamata, received a very special guest. Penny …
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Plastic surgery is about more than just looks; Greek surgeon explains
It is with a sense of purpose and enthusiasm that specialist plastic surgeon Dr Foti Sofiadelis returned recently to Melbourne from the UK, where he lived with his family for …
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From Plato’s Symposium to estiatorio Milos…
Since time immemorial, social gatherings and top events have taken place around a table. The symposiums were great; they had the best food, the best wine and the best service …
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New oasis for Greek coffee
In Australia up until the late 1980s it was non-Anglo migrants and a cluster of faux bohemians who drank real coffee. The mass were largely satisfied with instant coffee, and …
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Russia sanctions cripple Greek fur industry
In a large exhibition hall in northern Greece, Russian women would once strike a pose in a gold throne-like armchair, wrapped in their brand-new furs. “They felt like tsarinas. Now, …
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Dream Greek wedding with a non-Greek? Here’s how Penelope and Lorenzo did it.
Brisbane journalist Penelope Pelecas had a typical Greek Australian upbringing with the lot. “I went to Sunday school, Greek school, did Greek dancing and things like perform at the yearly …
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A Type 1 diabetic shares the impact of stigma on her life and the benefits of using an Omnipod device
Stacey Moragiannis was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 1978, when she was only six. Now an Omnipod device, a tubeless, wearable insulin pump used to manage diabetes has given …