Australia
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Tribute to the heroes of the Battle of Crete in the heart of Sydney
The official event of remembrance and in honour of the 80th anniversary of the historic Battle of Crete took place on Saturday, 22 May, at the Cenotaph in Martin Place, …
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“Palliative Care It’s more than you think”
The theme of this year’s National Palliative Care Week, which begins on Sunday, addresses the many benefits of offering quality palliative care. Many of us do not understand what palliative …
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Celebrating the volunteers of PRONIA
As part of the National Volunteer Week, on Tuesday 18 May PRONIA celebrated its own volunteer in a very warm and moving event in the ‘Odysseas’ hall of the Ithacan …
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Anastero ta Palia: I remember the past
“Anastero ta Palia: I remember the past“. The opening words of a traditional Pontian song of mourning summarises the annual Greek Genocide Commemoration at the Marana Hall in Hurstville, …
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Chrysanthou denies breaching professional duties in taking on Porter case
Liberal minister Christian Porter’s defamation barrister has denied breaching her professional duties by acting for him despite having previously given advice to a potential witness in the case. Sydney high-profile …
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Department of Health responds to son’s denied plea to see his dying mother
Last week Neos Kosmos shared a story about a mother’s last wish to see her son before she died. Melbourne-born Angelos Giotopoulos has been living and working in Greece for …
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Health Minister Greg Hunt “wanted to go to Greece too” but abandoned plans due to COVID-19
This week’s Newspoll showed 73 per cent of Australians agree “international borders should remain largely closed until at least mid-2022, or the pandemic is under control globally”, and this included …
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Exclusive interview with aspiring PM Anthony Albanese: An Italian man from a “Greek neighbourhood”
“The Liberal budget is a missed opportunity” Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg delivered a big spending budget. Half a trillion dollars aimed at navigating Australia out of the COVID-19-induced recession. The …
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Melburnians take a shine to Metamorphosis exhibition
On Wednesday, the Greek Australian Cultural League (GACL) went on to the streets of Melbourne to gauge people’s reactions to this year’s Antipodean Palette 2021 exhibition entitled “Metamorphosis” which is …
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Injury-plagued Spartans fall but need to recover against St Bernards
It was a wet, windy Saturday on which the Hawthorn Spartans suffered another defeat, this time against the team that was immediately above them on the log University Blacks with …