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Greek Australian truck driver Coen Fraser hailed as ‘hero’, but SARTA says family treated as ‘terrorists’ following accident
Young Greek Australian truck driver Coen (Costas) Fraser is being hailed as a ‘hero’ after he swerved to avoid a car parked on the road. The tragic accident resulted in …
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Learning from regional migration success stories
Migrants make an incredible contribution to Australia. In fact, there are more than 7 million migrants living in Australia helping to stimulate growth, create more jobs and slow the ageing …
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Australian tourist throws $5000 proposal ring into Santorini caldera after girlfriend dumps him
Brendan Beasley, an electrician from Penrith in Sydney’s western suburbs, organised the trip of a lifetime for the woman he thought would be his wife. The 23-year-old spent $10,000 for …
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Greek Australian woman mocked online for being vegan after complaining for mince mix-up
Customer Zoe Callis is no stranger to ordering online from Coles. However, this one time her favourite vegan mince substitute was out of stock. Coles emailed her that it had …
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Australia will not be able to use the ‘name’ feta for cheese that has not been produced in Greece
It was first announced in February, however the measure is only now being put into effect with six names being classified as geographic indicators that are now off limits for …
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Free lecture: The alleged Greek Social Security Conspiracy of 1978
Today, few people remember the events of 1 April 1978, when 181 people had their homes raided in the early hours of that day by the then Commonwealth police and …
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The Greek Government extends a warm “thank you” to all Greek Australians
Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) President Bill Papastergiadis had the opportunity to present the work and the progress of the Greek-Australian diaspora, in a meeting held last Friday afternoon with …
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Scenes from Oakleigh brawl: Melbourne police make arrests for riotous behaviour
Police swooped on armed youths brawling at Oakleigh on Friday night. Police were first called to Warrawee Park at about 10.20pm on Friday after reports that an unknown man had …
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Vale Dora Gogos, Neos Kosmos loses its ‘mother’
The Neos Kosmos family is mourning for a second time in just a few months. Following the death of Takis Gogos in May, Dora Kitinas, the mother of Neos Kosmos …
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Archbishop Makarios shares his views on bioethical issues
The Greek word μακάριος, means ‘blessed’. It is an apt name for Archbishop Makarios, who felt ‘blessed’ to be in Melbourne for the first time, even though it is the …