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‘At the edge of personalised medicine’: ANU’s Dr Athanasopoulos explains lupus gene discovery
Lupus, like many autoimmune diseases, can slip under your radar if your family is not impacted by it. But for the estimated 1 in every 1,000 Australians affected, news of …
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VASSY has officially tied the knot
It was less than two months ago when VASSY (Vassy Karagiorgos) spoke to Neos Kosmos announcing her imminent marriage with her Greek-American soulmate, Panayioti. The Greek-Australian star, who resides in …
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Mum’s blanket at Melbourne Museum
My dear mum Efstathia Spiropoulos was born in a small village called Flessiada, on the outskirts of Kalamata in the Peloponnese on 10 June 1920. The village, being high in …
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The Anzac story of the church at Imbros
Perched on the southern edge of the Askyfou Plain, the village of Imbros is the last hamlet you pass, before the road dives down the rugged mountainside to Chora Sfakion. …
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Greek Genocide: A first hand account from survivor Gervasios Kosmidis
On the 26th of August 2001 I had the opportunity and privilege of meeting and interviewing Mr. Gervasios Kosmidis during my visit to Adelaide, South Australia as part of a …
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A modern vestige of ancient thought
“…There gradually emerged a people, not very numerous, not very powerful, not very well organised, who had a totally new conception of what human life was for, and showed for …
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Rethymno 1941 – Yarraville’s Warrant Officer Thomas Fenton and the US Connection
This month will see the Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic address the US Congress, a visit that coincides with the 81st anniversary of the Greek campaign of 1941. In …
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Battle of Kalamata Waterfront Tour returns to Kalamata – A great success
In May 2018 it was my pleasure to take part in the annual Greek Campaign commemorations held in the beautiful bayside city of Kalamata. The service is organized by the …
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8-year-old Jamie Betsis immediately fell in love with the stage… but then again her mother is Mary Coustas
Seldom do you meet a kid like 8-year-old Jamie Betsis who can drop a punchline with a dry sense of humour and deliver it with the imagination of her youth. …
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Ged Kearny: “If aged care workers do not get a pay rise, they will go and stack shelves in Woolworths”
Ged Kearney, Shadow Assistant Minister for Health and Ageing, represents Cooper, a sprawling division of Melbourne’s northern metropolitan suburbs. Ms Kearney talked to Neos Kosmos after hosting a morning Greek …