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Message from the Australian PM Scott Morrison on the occasion of OXI day commemoration
Modern Greek history contains few greater testaments to the Hellenic fighting spirit than the events of World War II – a source of enduring pride as generations of Greek people …
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Halloumi Festival in full swing, celebrating Cyprus and all its delicious offerings [PHOTOS]
Hundreds came through the doors of the Cyprus Community of Melbourne and Victoria (CCMV) in East Brunswick for day one of the Halloumi Festival. Upon entry, attendees were treated to a …
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Former Melbourne worker who returned to Greece, wins compensation case for 10-year-old workplace injury
A Greek resident and former Melbourne worker has finally caught a break from bad luck, having recently received lump sum compensation for a workplace injury he endured 10 years ago, …
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Pylos celebrates 192nd anniversary of the historic Navarino Naval Battle
Pylos has honoured and revived one of the most historic events in modern Greek history. Pylos-Nestor Municipality celebrated the 192nd anniversary of the historic Navarino Naval Battle in a three-day …
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BRIEFS: Catch up on news from the week that was
Votes for integration Members of the Greek Community of Clayton have voted in favour of the group’s return to the jurisdiction of the Australian Archdiocese of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. The …
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University of Athens becomes first state university in Greece to offer BA program in English
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (EKPA) made history this week as the first state university in Greece to offer an undergraduate course entirely in the English language. Announced …
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Missing girl Aliki Georgiou sought by Victoria’s police
Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a woman missing from Sydney’s east. Aliki Georgiou, aged 26, was reported missing in Victoria on Monday, 21 October 2019, when she …
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Voting rights for Greeks abroad but with bureaucratic provisions in a bill that creates different classes of citizens
When Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis last met with Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) President Bill Papastergiadis to discuss the postal vote for the diaspora a few months ago, he …
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Greek Australian UQ student sues Chinese consul general amid death threat allegations
A University of Queensland (UQ) student and senate member, Drew Pavlou, has summoned the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) Consul General in Brisbane to a court hearing on 22 November …
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Vale John Bellesis, Fronditha Care loses one of its tireless directors and volunteers
Fronditha Care is saddened to lose of one its tireless directors and volunteers, John Bellesis. Born in Rehia in Sparta, Greece; John spent his childhood years in Athens, before migrating …