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The crisis of Domestic Violence on the agenda of the Greek Community
On the agenda of the Greek Community of Melbourne tomorrow, is a discussion about domestic violence prevention, which was organised in collaboration with White Ribbon Australia. The aim of this …
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Free tour to Medieval Athens
Visit the streets of the Athens historic centres in real time with Nota at 5pm (Sydney, Melbourne, ACT time) on Wednesday via Heygo. Nota explore the famous Athenian Byzantine chapels …
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A Greek Australian father makes “superheroes” out of sick kids
Young Angela Sotiris was only twelve months old when the doctors told her parents that she had a rare form of cancer. Now her father is on a fierce campaign …
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An attitude to Jews in the 1821 Greek War of Independence
According to tradition, after Patriarch Gregory and other Orthodox prelates were cut down from their place of execution soon after the outbreak of the Greek Revolution, the Ottomans ordered that …
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“We came to stay!” say the Greeks who fell in love with Australia
There are many Greek Australians who came for a while, others who just couldn’t hack it but there are also a large group of Greek Australians who came here and …
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Steven Koutsodontis pens a book to help other parents explain an MS diagnosis to their children
At just 16 years of age, Steven Koutsodontis was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Since that fateful day, he has gone on to live a fruitful life but also felt …
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British Museum: Finally the truth leaks out
On my first visit to the British Museum (BM) Parthenon Sculptures gallery in 2015, I was surprised to see this strange pattern on the skylight. London is not a dusty …
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Greek diaspora places itself on issues concerning the Law of the Sea
The delimitation of the maritime zones between Greece and Turkey should be carried out through dialogue and on the basis of International Law, was the message sent out by representatives …
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A chance to ‘run’ with ultra-marathon legend Dean Karnazes in Australia
If Dean (Konstantine) Karnazes, 58, were a car and you had one look at his odometer, you would probably balk at the mileage – by his estimate, it would over …
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Top Ten ‘best islands’ in Greece by a seasoned traveller
They say that Greece has 227 inhabited and 6,000 uninhabited islands, each of which has a story to tell. I can truly vouch for this, as I’ve been lucky enough …