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Vale Dora Gogos, Neos Kosmos loses its ‘mother’

The Neos Kosmos family is mourning for a second time in just a few months. Following the death of Takis Gogos in May, Dora Kitinas, the mother of Neos Kosmos …

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Archbishop Makarios shares his views on bioethical issues

The Greek word μακάριος, means ‘blessed’. It is an apt name for Archbishop Makarios, who felt ‘blessed’ to be in Melbourne for the first time, even though it is the …

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Catch up on news from the week that was

New CEO at Fronditha Fronditha Care has appointed Michael Malakonas as its new CEO. The Executive stood out from a strong field of candidates, bringing to the role over 29 …

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New book reveals Greece’s role in Australia’s Anzac legend

The Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee is launching its publication of historian Jim Claven’s major new definitive account of Greece’s role in Australia’s Anzac legend this weekend. Commissioned by the committee, …

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Greek tycoons expand their fleets despite Greece’s economic crisis

Greece may be a small country, however it’s shipping industry is running high. The annual report of the Union of Greek Shipowners said that Greece’s shipping industry now accounts for …

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Greek diaspora seeks right to vote from abroad – and it’s a debate about democracy

There are 427,000 Greeks who have left their country in the past decade according to statistics of the Central Bank of Greece. These newly-departed Greeks are just part of a …

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Israeli museum seeks Jews and Holocaust survivors deported to British camp on Cyprus in 1940s

The British government had deported 52,000 illegal Jewish immigrants, including numerous Holocaust survivors, to detention camps in Cyprus following World War II. The Jewish people, held for illegally trying to …

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Greek lawmakers scrap university asylum law that forbids police from entering tertiary institutions

Greece’s newly elected conservative New Democracy government overturned the law that made universities a no-gone zone for the police, arguing that the legislation had outlived its usefulness. A stormy debate …

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Petition calls for justice after tourists stone swordfish to death in Greece

A petition has been launched calling for justice, after tourists in Greece stoned a swordfish to death. Launched by a woman named Jane Wolfe, the petition, which has amassed 22,898 …

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Hard work of disability advocates rewarded with VISA policy changes

The Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia (FECCA) welcomes the Federal Government’s decision to make changes to the way permanent residency visa applications are assessed for migrants with permanent …

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