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Salamis Special: Commemorating the very distant past

“Wait a minute,” Mehdi said and hurried to his shop’s counter. A few minutes he returned bearing a glass of steaming Persian, cardamom tea. “I’ve put a strand of saffron …

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Yarraville and Marrickville, shaped by Greek Australians, in top 10 coolest suburbs in the world

Two neighbourhoods shaped by Greek Australian populations have made the top 10 of coolest suburbs in the world. Yarraville in Melbourne’s inner west, which was shaped by its once-bustling Greek …

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Victoria Haralabidou carves a path towards enlightenment

Talented Greek actress and writer, Victoria Haralabidou is widely known for her lead role in the Greek film “Brides”, directed by Pantelis Voulgaris which granted her the best actress award …

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Special-edition ceramic bottle highlights breast cancer awareness

As part of the drive to raise awareness of breast cancer, Grecian Purveyor, in conjunction with Breast Cancer Awareness Australia (BCNA), has launched a pink, special-edition bottle of its First …

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Trimming the excess: how cutting down on junk food could help save the environment

Looking for a new reason to cut down on “junk” food? Besides the obvious health-related benefits, I showed in a recent study that discretionary or junk foods make up a …

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Beautiful Lesbos: 10 things to know about Sappho’s island

1. Location Lesbos (also known as Lesvos), in the North Aegean, is the third largest Greek island facing the Turkish coast from the north and east. The island covers an …

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Salamis and Democracy: 2500 years later

This week, 2500 years ago, a Greek fleet, off the waters of Athens, defeated a much larger Persian one. This naval victory against the odds put an end to the …

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How three prior pandemics triggered massive societal shift

Before March of this year, few probably thought disease could be a significant driver of human history. Not so anymore. People are beginning to understand that the little changes COVID-19 …

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American author recounts his sojourn to his Greek roots in Crete

Seven years ago, Peter Manouselis nearly burnt himself out making his fortune as investment banking analyst on Wall Street. He decided he needed to explore the other possibilities that life …

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A dedication to my Greek school teacher Pericles Thouas on World Teachers’ Day

Every so often in life we come across people who change our lives for the better, be it in big or small ways. On this World Teachers’ Day, celebrated annually …

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