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The price of a big fat Greek wedding dress just got cheaper with Adelaide’s liquidation sale
A big fat Greek wedding just got cheaper in Adelaide as brides can now snag a designer dress for as little as $15 after award-winning Bridal on Pulteney is up …
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March is women’s month – Why have one day when you can have a month?
In 2020, the Greek Community of Melbourne and Victoria has decided to mark International Women’s Day a little differently. There have been 31 women invited – one for each day …
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WHAT’S ON Guide: Greek-inspired events across Australia, 26 February onward
LONSDALE STREET GREEK FESTIVAL The Lonsdale St Greek Festival returns for the 33rd year, bringing Melbourne’s biggest Greek street party to the CBD. There will be plenty of stalls set …
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Local traditions flavour Apokries celebrations around Greece
1 PATRAS The Patras Carnival is the biggest in Greece and one of the best in Europe. The town crier announces the start of the carnival in mid January to …
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Black Athena and the Incredible Whiteness of Being
The stories around the 1987 book Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization vol. 1 by the late Martin Bernal along with its sequels and many commentaries, sometimes referred …
A world less than perfect unravels in tale of Aussie authors’ Hydra idyll
It is worth bearing in mind that a classic of the post-war Australian novel, My Brother Jack, owes its existence to the incredible patience and generosity of a grocery store/kafenion owner …
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On the trail of the Greek philosophers
“Ti! What job can you find with that?” exclaimed my horrified parents. That was in response to my announcement that after finishing my undergraduate degree I was going to enrol …
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Koraly Dimitriadis awarded Moreland Writers Residency and Cyprus travel grant for USA
Controversial writer, actor and author of Love and F–k Poems, and Just Give Me The Pills, Koraly Dimitriadis, has been awarded a Moreland Council Writers Residency in 2019 to continue …
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Stop posing for your wedding photos: Elena Haralabaki explains why
“Please groom, hug the bride. Tilt your head a little bit to the right. Smile. Look at her. Come parents of the bride. Dad, kiss the bride. Let’s go again. …
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Recipe: Cypriot Ravioli with Halloumi
Cypriot ravioli with halloumi (aka rafkioles) was one of the most popular dishes at the Kopiaste – Cyprus on a Plate event hosted by Eleni Georges behind the food blog …