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Exclusive opportunity for young Greeks at the Australian Defence Force Academy
For the fifth year in a row, the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) is giving young Greek Australians an exclusive opportunity to win an up close and personal look into …
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Incoming British PM Boris Johnson, lover of Greece, can recite the Iliad in Ancient Greek but won’t return the Parthenon Marbles
Boris Johnson has become the new prime minister of the UK. Standing outside Downing Street, he gave a speech filled with patriotic pronouncements and promised to defy “the doubters, the …
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WHAT’S ON Guide: Greek-inspired events across Australia, 25 July onward
VIC OPEN SEMINAR: GREEK FOLK SONGS: THE BRIDGE OF ARTA This Thursday, 25 July head to the Greek Centre (168 Lonsdale St, Melbourne) to see Dr Stephie Nikoloudis give a …
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Fiona Barbouttis-Martin proves sports and politics do mix
The often-spoken phrase ‘sports and politics don’t mix’ is used as a warning to keep both worlds apart so as not to damage the purity of athletic pursuits. However newly-elected …
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Blind muso Paul Kapeleris receives standing ovation on ‘Australia’s Got Talent’
Australia’s Got Talent begins on Sunday and it’s bound to be the most exciting season to date. Amongst the many talents and prodigies that participate and battle it out for …
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Archbishop Makarios: ‘GWC and its members are a ‘Workshop of Holiness’’
The Greek Welfare Centre’s (GWC) Community Services, an arm of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, received His Eminence Archbishop Makarios on his first official visit to the Centre on …
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Giannis Antetokounmpo’s parish priest reveals basketballer’s close ties with Greek Orthodox church
The parish priest from Agios Meletios Greek Orthodox Church in the Athenian neighbourhood of Sepolia, where talented basketballer Giannis Antentokounmpo grew up, has revealed the close relationship he had with …
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Australian who designed recycling scheme for refugee camps in Greece makes Forbes ‘30 under 30’ list
Australian designer HY William Chan has made Forbes magazine’s ’30 Under 30 – Asia’ list under the ‘Industry, Manufacturing and Energy’ subcategory. The latest project led by Mr Chan, who …
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Fires break out in Rafina and Barnabas, a year following the anniversary of deadly wildfires in Greece
On the one-year anniversary of the deadly fire in Mati that killed 102 people, two major fires broke out in Rafina and Barnabas within a few minutes from each other. …
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New Greek legislation allows government intervention in natural disasters; and restitution plans for last year’s fires
A new legislative act gives the government power to take over from local government in the case of natural disasters, while also allowing authorities to set up a non-profit organisation …