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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 …
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Greek minimum wage rises and average earnings increase
The economic crisis in Greece saw wages plummet, unemployment spike and a huge brain drain away from the country as professionals sought jobs abroad. A domino of bankruptcies left behind …
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Greek-North Macedonian friction continues to surround Whittlesea Council meetings
There was strife surrounding the Whittlesea Council meeting again on Tuesday night as sixty people squeezed into the council chambers to “support” Mayor Emilia Sterjova. Once again, Mayor Sterjova’s family …
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Sixth-century site finally confirmed as Spain’s first Byzantine monastery
Objects found at an excavation site near the Spanish town of Elda point to the existence of an Eastern Orthodox monastery dating back to the time of Emperor Justinian …
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Canadian company to open offices in Athens to create 600 jobs
A Canadian company has announced it is expanding its operations in Europe and is to create more than 600 jobs in Athens, a city it says that is one of …
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Hard Rock heads to courts to reverse old Athens airport casino decision
Hard Rock International has filed a pre-trial appeal in Greece against the decision by the Hellenic Gaming Commission (HGC) to grant the initial rights to develop a casino resort in …