Australia
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Diver catches the cross at Port Melbourne but gets insults instead of God’s blessing
Since the age of 15, Mikes Legkos has been taking part as a swimmer in the Blessing of the Water ceremony during Theofania. A devout Christian, diving for the cross …
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Archbishop notes spirit of generosity at Epiphany and calls for greater effort to help fire victims
Thousands of people from Sydney’s Orthodox parishes and Greek communities, braved the light rain to converge on Yarra Bay Beach in Phillip Bay, to celebrate Epiphany on Sunday. It was …
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Lefcadian Brotherhood celebrate arrival of new year in style
The Lefcadians of Melbourne gathered at the Lefcadian Brotherhood centre to welcome 2020 on the evening of December 31. Despina Varveris, the president of The Lefcadian Brotherhood “Lefcada”, said that …
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A son of Greek migrants amongst those leading migration in Australia
Despite the fact that Australia has always been and, in many cases, still appears to be the ‘promised land’ for many immigrants who decide to leave their homeland and seek …
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Bushfires: ‘This crisis will almost certainly set whole species extinctions in motion,’ says environmentalist Natalie Kyriacou
There has been an outpouring of grief in Australia and across the globe as images of the devastation caused by raging bushfires have circulated on social media. As well as …
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Sam Karagiozis fights to get back his assets
Sam Karagiozis, the 28-year-old self-made self-proclaimed “serial entrepreneur”, is fighting to regain control of his Bitcoin empire following charges over his role in a drug-trafficking syndicate. His lawyers have filed exclusion …
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Greek ‘interloper’ catches cross in Blessing of Waters drama at Port Melbourne
Thousands of Greek Australians gathered at regions around the country to celebrate Theofania (Epiphany Day) with ‘blessing of the water’ ceremonies in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Perth. In Melbourne, there …
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CCTV footage captures police punching and hosing down Greek Australian disability pensioner John Goutzoulas
Melbourne disability pensioner John Goutzoulas told Heidelberg Magistrates Court on Thursday that police officers punched, pepper-sprayed and wetted him with a high-pressure hose, “like a dog”, outside his Preston Home …
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Managing respiratory problems in the aftermath of the fires
In the wake of Australia’s catastrophic fires, a number of people are suffering from health problems in affected areas. For the past couple of weeks, Dr Vicky Kritikos from the …
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Kyrgios keeps it tight as Aussies triumph over the Brits at ATP Cup
Australian team captain Lleyton Hewitt took a big risk in the doubles game against Great Britain when he overlooked specialists Chris Guccione and John Peers in favour of the mercurial …