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Vale Yiannis Papanikolaou, a great teacher
I was deeply saddened to hear the news from Northern Greece earlier this week that good friend and former colleague Yiannis Papanikolaou had passed away, at the young age of …
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Theodorikakos: The campaign for the Greek vote abroad is absolutely transparent
The worldwide campaign for the registration of Greek voters abroad in the special voter lists, through an electronic platform will be carried out “with absolute transparency”, said Greece’s Minister of …
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Josh Frydenberg asked to address what’s next for businesses after JobKeeper in meeting with business representatives
“There are a lot of Australians who are doing it tough,” Australia’s Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, member for Kooyong, told around 125 business representatives from across the nation, who attended …
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Expatriate loans officer accused of embezzling $3.75 million from the Commonwealth Bank
Victoria Police’s Fraud and Extortion Squad has confirmed a Greek-Australian ex-Commonwealth Bank loans officer is facing three counts of obtaining financial advantage by deception after blowing $3.75 million on cocaine …
Children’s games we played on our street in Yiannina’s old castle
This is a reverse migration story. While so many Greeks were leaving to settle in Australia in 1967, my father had other ideas. He could see that Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) …
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Melbourne University medical students put forward Greek-Cypriot doctor for ‘Lecturer of the Year’ award
Students of the medical school of the University of Melbourne, are proposing expatriate doctor Stephanos Herodotou be named ‘Lecturer of the Year’. Dr Herodotou expressed the proposal made by his …
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Bishop Silouan of Sinope celebrates feast of St Nicholas in Darwin
Bishop Silouan of Sinope paid a first-time visit to Darwin last week to celebrate the feast of St Nicholas, with Greek Orthodox Parish-Community of St Nicholas in the North Australian …
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Greek trips a long way off: Further delays to overseas travel though “Australians have passed the test”
Victoria may have reached its 40-day COVID-free milestone today, however hopes for overseas trips are being delayed for another three months as the government extends its ban for international travel. …
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“People should enrol in modern Greek and continue to do so,” says La Trobe University Vice Chancellor John Dewar
At the start of November, La Trobe University (LTU) had proposed the axing of the Greek studies program along with Hindi and Indonesian as these were deemed to be unviable. …
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Greek Studies pioneer receives church medal for contribution to education and community
Dedicated retired educator Constantinos Papadopoulos (OAM) received the Silver Cross of St Andrew’s for his work for the Greek community of Victoria and the church. The presentation was made by …