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Premier’s literary award gives a lift, says fiction winner Tsiolkas
Winning a literary award, last week he won his second Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for fiction, may be a regular event for novelist and playwright Christos Tsiolkas but awards offer …
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Going to school not knowing a word of English
“I will never forget the shock and horror I felt as I realised that the rest of my classmates did not speak Greek.” Those are the words 40-year-old Greek-Australian Elena …
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WHAT’S ON Guide: Greek-inspired events across Australia, 6 February onward
GRAPE FESTIVAL The Holy Monastery of Panagia Kamariani in Red Hill is hosting its annual Grape Festival this weekend. The day will start off with a liturgy at the church …
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Greek singers Giota Negka and Haroula Tsalpara are coming to Australia
Fans of Giota Negka have much to be excited about; the singer is coming to Australia for the first time ever this month. She will be doing three performances, the …
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Ouzo Festival is a bridge between Melbourne and Lesbos
You’d think that ouzo, a quintessentially Greek drink with protected designation of origin, would be an acquired taste. The dry anise-flavoured aperitif is made from surplus wine and lees from …
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Diana Rouvas gets set to battle it out on ‘Eurovision– Australia Decides’
For Diana Rouvas there isn’t a time she can remember before music. Her formal training started from just four years of age, though it started way before that. Her parents …
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National Archaeological Museum in Athens to host 1821 exhibition for Greek War of Independence bicentennial
As part of the celebrations for the 200th anniversary of the Greek War of Independence, the National Archaeological Museum in Athens has curated a special exhibition. Set to be inaugurated …
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Deep listening is essential to community engagement
Monday 2 February at Abbottsford Convent Arts Centre, a launch was held for the new book The Relationship is the Project. Respected Victorian Aboriginal Elder Uncle Larry, one of the …
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Greek migrants’ reunion to wake up “fresh off the boat” memories
Almost 70 years ago, in 1952, a bilateral agreement signed between Greece and Australia changed the future of many families and helped shape multicultural Australia as we know it today. …
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Neos Kosmos readers share their tips on making the best pastitsio
1. Love For most people, it’s not ‘what’ makes a good pastitsio, but ‘who’. Most of our readers nominated their mums and yiayiades as the makers of the best pastitsio. …