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Chanukah the 2000-year-old war between Greeks and Jews is now a bridge of trust
On the balmy evening of Wednesday 21 December, the fourth day of Chanukah, Rabbi Gabbi Kaltman the organiser and host of Pillars of Light celebration in Federation Square said, “22 …
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Mystery Greek-looking statue placed overnight, then removed by Gold Coast Council
Just a few days after it was placed in secrecy at Gold Coast’s iconic Burleigh Hill, a Greek-looking sculpture of a woman was removed by authorities. The artefact was reportedly …
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Brooks: “The Greek community feels like family to me”
Colin Brooks the new Victorian Minister for Multicultural Affairs spoke to Neos Kosmos last night at the Greek Centre event in honour of the achievements of Greek Australian VCE students. …
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Rudd to replace Sinodinos as Ambassador to the US
Former Labor prime minister, then foreign minister, Dr. Kevin Rudd will replace Arthur Sinodinos AO as Ambassador to the United States. Mr Sinodinos a former Liberal politician and chief of …
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Refunds still being processed for cancelled Paola tour ticket holders
It would have been her first visit to Australia since 2017. Paola – for many Greece’s queen of contemporary laiko – had an Australian tour scheduled for September 2022 with …
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Local responses to the World Cup Final
Those of us unfortunates who could not to witness the World Cup live in Qatar were rewarded by a spectacular final on our screens. France’s Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi …
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SA Government offers grants of up to $100,000 to multicultural organisations under Expand Together program
The first round of applications is open for the South Australian government’s ‘Expand Together’ grant program under its 2023-24 Multicultural Grants Program. The grants provide one-off funding to eligible multicultural …
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Weather set to be a Christmas cracker
It’s time to dust off the cricket bats and sun hats – backyard barbecues and celebrations by the beach are officially back on as temperatures around Australia are set to …
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Research may lead to cure for aged related blindness
Exciting new research indicates older Australians may not have to accept failing eyesight as part of the ageing process. The outlook for ageing people with sight issues may be looking …
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‘January 26 not the right date to celebrate’: Angelica Panopoulos
Local councils won’t be forced to run citizenship ceremonies on 26 January after Labor scrapped a controversial rule made by Scott Morrison. The Greens-led Merri-bek council, in Melbourne’s north, was …