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Payne announces hardship-program loans for vulnerable Aussies overseas
The Australian government is offering additional help in the form of loans for the most vulnerable Australians whose return home has been affected by COVID-19 restrictions. Australia’s Minister for Foreign …
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‘Adding life to years’: Cooking in Ikaria, the Greek island of longevity
Be it studying, preparing or teaching it, food has been a big part of Meni Valle’s life. And growing up as a Melburnian-Greek, it was only natural to fall in …
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How the Greek diaspora came and blossomed in Australia
We may not know for certain as to who the first Greeks were to set foot in Australia given that, as in Homer’s Odyssey, myth and reality have over time …
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Sweet September with top festivals from around Greece to remember
1. Paxos International Music Festival: the Autumn Chamber Music Festival The festival was founded in 1986 by English classic music lover John Gough, with support from cultural institutions and music …
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We’re banned from leaving Australia. Who can get an exemption to go overseas? And how?
Australians are all too aware of the restrictions on interstate travel and on who can currently enter Australia. But people may not realise there is also a ban on overseas …
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Lady Lash premieres her documentary tonight on NITV
Aboriginal Greek Hip Hop Jazz MC Crystal Clyne aka ‘Lady Lash’ returns to country for self-growth. Ahead of the release of her new single “Thieving Hearts” out on 14 September, …
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Happy 100th John Ioannides! From Lemnos to Melbourne
John (Yianni) Ioannides was born in Kondia, Lemnos, on 29 August 1920 to a mother from the island and a father who had migrated to the island from Dikili in …
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COVID-19 cuisine: Food in the time of Lockdown
“What are you doing,” my wife asked me. “Making myself a coffee,” I responded, stirring the briki vigorously and with a debonair flourish. “That’s the fifth one you’ve made today,” …
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The Pavlous become the first daddy-daughter team starring in The Block
When Tash and Harry Pavlou first met their fellow contestants for home-renovation show The Block 2020, Tash was quick to say to them: “Let’s get one thing straight, he’s my …
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A Greek Australian woman at the helm of TikTok
Until recently, general manager of the US branch of TikTok Vanessa Pappas was announced as this week as the interim global head of the company. Ms Pappas who had also …