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Greek shipping pride and maritime tradition, and how shipping noted an 800 per cent boost during debt crisis
Long-known as the most extroverted of Greece’s industries, shipping has managed to weather the Greek economic crisis, charting a continued path to success, growing in size, while also paying 800 …
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Dar Yasin, Kashmir-based photographer wins Athens Photo World award
Associated Press photographer Dar Yasin is the recipient of the Yannis Behrakis International Photojournalism Award. Athens Photo World organisers chose the winner for his coverage of the Kashmir conflict, and …
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Conscription for the diaspora: Changes to the mandatory military service laws for Greek citizens living abroad
One of the main concerns for men that have migrated from Greece to Australia in recent years or boys reaching adulthood is Greece’s laws on mandatory military service. Conscription is …
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Former Sudanese refugee is one of top caregivers in Greek Australian community
It is no small feat that a former refugee from Africa has earned the trust of the aged under his care, their families and recognition at a state and national …
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The Lemnian Community of Victoria celebrates 80 years
The Lemnian Brotherhood of Victoria, as it was originally known, was formed back in 1939 by Dimitrios Katakouzinos Blablanis, who was born in Rossopouli, Lemnos in 1886. As a young …
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Migrant strawberry pickers face deadly risks living in flammable shacks
Each growing season, from October to May, as many as 12,000 undocumented Bangladeshi migrant men work in the agrarian labour market in Greece. Although they consider Greece a transit stop …
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Australian woman writes to Queen Elizabeth for return of Parthenon Marbles to Greece
An Australian woman who wrote to Queen Elizabeth requesting her to help return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece has received a reply from Buckingham Palace. In the letter, obtained by …
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Have your say at the Immigration Museum’s community forums
Over the next few weeks the Immigration Museum, under the auspices of Museums Victoria, will be hosting a number of community forums in Melbourne. The museum stated that the forums …
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National Carers Week casts the spotlight on the unpaid workers of love and sacrifice
Mary, a fifty year old IT professional, works in the CBD. Most days she rushes out the door at 4.30pm to make it to the train station by 4.40pm. She …
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Scientists study alien fish species from the Red Sea that have ‘invaded’ the Aegean
Greek scientists have launched an attempt to record the numbers of alien species of fish from the Red Sea that have “invaded” the Aegean, especially in the north, and to …