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Blind muso Paul Kapeleris receives standing ovation on ‘Australia’s Got Talent’
Australia’s Got Talent begins on Sunday and it’s bound to be the most exciting season to date. Amongst the many talents and prodigies that participate and battle it out for …
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Archbishop Makarios: ‘GWC and its members are a ‘Workshop of Holiness’’
The Greek Welfare Centre’s (GWC) Community Services, an arm of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, received His Eminence Archbishop Makarios on his first official visit to the Centre on …
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Australian who designed recycling scheme for refugee camps in Greece makes Forbes ‘30 under 30’ list
Australian designer HY William Chan has made Forbes magazine’s ’30 Under 30 – Asia’ list under the ‘Industry, Manufacturing and Energy’ subcategory. The latest project led by Mr Chan, who …
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Calombaris will not be returning to ‘MasterChef’ in 2020, and neither will his co-judges
Network 10 has announced George Calombaris will not be returning as a judge on MasterChef Australia in 2020, and neither will his co-judges Matt Preston and Gary Mehigan. Though the …
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Brisbane’s Hellenika at the Calile named Queensland’s Restaurant of the Year
A Greek restaurant in Brisbane has been named Queensland’s Restaurant of the Year in the Courier-Mail Food Awards 2019. Hellenika at the Calile owned by Simon Gloftis was awarded on Monday. …
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Kindergarten Greek language program launched in Ashburton – and more to come
Will Fowles, the member for Burwood, was effusive about the Andrews Government’s latest language initiatives at the launch of the Greek Language Program at Clever Kids Child Care in Ashburton, …
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PHOTOS: Queensland commemorates the 45th anniversary since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus
Greeks and Cypriots in Brisbane commemorated the 45th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in the presence of Presidential Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and Overseas Cypriots, Photis Photiou, as …
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Archbishop Makarios’ statement following shooting of Greek Australian boy in his Adelaide home; brother charged
His Eminence Archbishop Makarios released a statement in the moments following the shooting of 16-year-old Alex Gatis in his own house on Monday. Police were called to the boy’s home …
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MasterChef Calombaris dropped from Tourism WA campaign due to wage theft scandal
MasterChef George Calombaris has been sacked from a lucrative West Australian tourism campaign after he admitted to underpaying his employees by $7.8 million. Calombaris’ contract with Tourism WA included his …
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16-year-old Greek Australian gets shot inside his home
Sixteen-year-old Greek Australian Alex Gatis, is recovering in hospital after being shot twice inside his Lockleys home about 9.30am on Monday. The teenage boy was in the front bedroom of …