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Aged care homes found to be breaking COVID-19 rules
Months after the coronavirus pandemic swept through aged care homes killing more than 600 elderly residents, government inspectors have uncovered COVID-19 breaches in 15 nursing homes. Auditors from the Aged …
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Brisbane’s Young Citizen of the Year is a tireless volunteer for Greek community youth
Brisbane’s Young Citizen of the Year 2021, Apostolos (Lakis) Keramidas, is a man who is dedicated to promoting Greek culture and engaging city’s second- and third-generation “neolea” within the community. …
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Greek teacher who inspires students to reach for the stars honoured on Australia Day
“Why not do it if you feel you feel so strongly about your idea?” was most people’s response when science teacher Michael Panormitis Pakakis AM came back fired up by …
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22-year-old Greek Australian pleads guilty to shooting his younger brother
Greek-Australian Dimitri Gatis, 22, who shot his younger brother Alex through the front window of their family home two years ago, has pleaded guilty to criminal negligence. The incident took …
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Greek Community’s AGM discusses pressing issues for Greek Melburnians
The Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM), the oldest and largest community organisation active since 1897, envisages 2021 as a year of overcoming challenges and leaving behind works, according to the …
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Young scientist chosen by National Geographic as one of top 24 “young explorers”
Ilias Psiroukis, 25, is one of the 24 young scientists chosen by National Geographic as part of its spotlight on National Geographic Young Explorers. The young scientist from Mytilini, interested …
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Melbourne artist Nikos Soulakis launches online exhibition of his work on 1 February
The latest personal exhibition of the work of Melbourne artist Nikos Soukakis will be on display online on Monday, 1 February. The work will be on view through a page …
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Mother’s pleas for daughter to get crucial medical help “fell on deaf ears”
Victorian mother Kristy Colakidis is in dire straits. Her pleas towards officials seeking for her ill daughter to return to her home have gone unnoticed. Stuck in hotel quarantine in …
Dj Krazy Kon’s high energy anniversary compilation fires up dance desires
It is 17 years since DJ Krazy Kon came upon the idea to bring together the music from in Greece’s hottest young acts in a compilation that will get people …
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Josh Frydenberg’s remembrance to the Holocaust: Learning from a tragic past to build a better future
The Holocaust was not just a crime committed against the Jewish people, it was a crime against humanity. Roma, Sinti, homosexuals, people with disabilities, Jehovah’s Witnesses, political and religious leaders …