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Australian national commissioner for defence and veteran suicides announced to help save lives
Veteran suicide was put in the spotlight on Wednesday, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison announcing the creation of a permanent National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention in a …
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Community extends its generosity to St John’s College
St John’s College has been overwhelmed by the generosity of the Greek community. The Pan Cretan Association of Melbourne hosted the honorary name day dinner for His Eminence Archbishop Makarios …
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Greek goats top the pop lists in European Union study
When it comes to goats the European Union country with more of them than any other is Greece, a Eurostat study has concluded. In fact Greece has nearly a million …
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Brexit has strengthened the cause for return of the Parthenon Marbles
With Brexit finally being realised, Greece’s culture minister believes the time is right to step up the campaign to get the Parthenon Marbles out of the British Museum and back …
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Simple protective procedures you can take to reduce coronavirus risk
If you are travelling overseas there are several things you can do to minimise the risk of infection not only of Novel Coronavirus (nCoV) but other infections as well. The …
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Premier’s literary award gives a lift, says fiction winner Tsiolkas
Winning a literary award, last week he won his second Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for fiction, may be a regular event for novelist and playwright Christos Tsiolkas but awards offer …
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Kirk Douglas passes away, aged 103
Legendary Kirk Douglas passed away on Thursday at the age of 103. The actor starred in Hollywood blockbusters such as ‘Champion’, ‘Spartacus’ and ‘Ulysses’, based on Homer’s Odyssey. Born in …
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Racism on the rise in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak
The Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia (FECCA) called on Australians not to tolerate anti-Asian language or behaviour in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. The call comes after …
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Going to school not knowing a word of English
“I will never forget the shock and horror I felt as I realised that the rest of my classmates did not speak Greek.” Those are the words 40-year-old Greek-Australian Elena …
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Revolutionary CAR T-cell therapy for cancer patients available in Greece
The promising CAR T-cell therapy for cancer patients was tried at a Greek public hospital for the first time on 22 January. A patient suffering from a chemoresistant primary mediastinal …